A technique for knotting looped polydiaxone during abdominal wound closure.
2009
Muhammad Elmussareh, and
Matthew S Simms
Department of Urology, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK. elmussarih@gmail.com
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MeSH Term
Description
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D011108
Polymers
Compounds formed by the joining of smaller, usually repeating, units linked by covalent bonds. These compounds often form large macromolecules (e.g., BIOPOLYMERS; PLASTICS).
Polymer
D004146
Dioxanes
Compounds that contain the structure 1,4-dioxane.
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013536
Suture Techniques
Techniques for securing together the edges of a wound, with loops of thread or similar materials (SUTURES).
The outer margins of the ABDOMEN, extending from the osteocartilaginous thoracic cage to the PELVIS. Though its major part is muscular, the abdominal wall consists of at least seven layers: the SKIN, subcutaneous fat, deep FASCIA; ABDOMINAL MUSCLES, transversalis fascia, extraperitoneal fat, and the parietal PERITONEUM.