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Material & structure
Polyglycolic acid (PGA), braided and coated multifilament. Undyed only. USP 6/0–2 (EP 0.7–5).
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Properties
High knot tensile strength, smoothly sliding knot and optimal tissue passage.
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Use & resorption
50% tensile strength remaining after 5–7 days, full resorption after approx. 42 days. Used in ENT, gynecology, pediatric surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, plastic surgery and urology.
Resorbable sutures?
A suture's degradation rate is measured as strength versus half-life, so a figure of 5 days means at least 50% of the tensile strength remains after 5 days. The time until the suture has fully dissolved is usually much longer.
The times below are therefore half-lives.
