 Polydioxanone
"Polydioxanone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An absorbable suture material used also as ligating clips, as pins for internal fixation of broken bones, and as ligament reinforcement for surgically managed ligament injuries. Its promising characteristics are elasticity, complete biodegradability, and lack of side effects such as infections.
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D016687
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.728.700 D25.130.650 D25.720.728.700 J01.637.051.130.650 J01.637.051.720.728.700
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polydioxanone" by people in Profiles.
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Griffiths BT, James P, Morgan G, Diamantopoulos A, Durward A, Nyman A. Biodegradable Stents for the Relief of Vascular Bronchial Compression in Children With Left Atrial Enlargement. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2020 Jul; 27(3):200-204.
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Ferril GR, Wudel JM, Winkler AA. Management of complications from alloplastic implants in rhinoplasty. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Aug; 21(4):372-8.
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Muffly TM, Danford JM, Iqbal I, Barber MD. Assessment of four tissue models on knot tensile strength. J Surg Educ. 2012 Jan-Feb; 69(1):13-6.
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Muffly TM, Baquero P, Bonham AJ. Knot integrity as a function of suture expiration. J Surg Educ. 2011 Jan-Feb; 68(1):29-31.
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Muffly TM, Cook C, Distasio J, Bonham AJ, Blandon RE. Suture end length as a function of knot integrity. J Surg Educ. 2009 Sep-Oct; 66(5):276-80.
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