Researchers at Ouachita Baptist University are creating stitches loaded with anti-inflammatory drugs to deliver the ...

Engineers have designed tissue-derived 'smart' sutures that can not only hold tissue in place, but also detect inflammation and release drugs. The sutures are coated with hydrogels that can be ...

The operation may be a complete success, the surgeon may do a superb piece of needlework with sterile sutures, yet somehow the wound may still become infected just where the stitches were placed. Lord ...

The aim of this study was to compare 2 different methods of wound closure, subcuticular sutures vs staples, in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. The study endpoint was the 30-day incidence ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results showed single all-suture suture anchors had increased tendon migration compared with interference screws ...