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Original Source: Adjustable suture strabismus surgery.
Surgical management of strabismus remains a challenge because surgical success rates, short-term and long-term, are not ideal. Adjustable suture strabismus surgery has been available for decades as a tool to potentially enhance the surgical outcomes. Intellectually, it seems logical that having a second chance to improve the outcome of a strabismus procedure should increase the overall success rate and reduce the reoperation rate. Yet, adjustable suture surgery has not gained universal acceptance, partly be...
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Outcomes of horizontal strabismus surgery in newly appointed UK trained strabismologists
Outcomes of horizontal strabismus surgery in newly appointed UK trained strabismologists Eye advance online publication, February 15 2013. doi:10.1038/eye.2013.3 Authors: S Waqar, D Jones,...
Tutoplast pericardium patch graft for scleral thinning following strabismus surgery
Tutoplast pericardium patch graft for scleral thinning following strabismus surgery Eye advance online publication, April 5 2013. doi:10.1038/eye.2013.44 Authors: E S Novitskaya, L Clifford...
Spanish group patents an automatic suture system for colon cancer operations
(FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) The Spanish research center Innotex has developed a device that enables automatic suturing of the large intestine after being sectioned during c...
Which Is the Optimal Suture for Use in the Abdomen?
A new study suggests that Polyglactin 910 may be the optimal type of suture to use in the peritoneal cavity.
FDA, Others Recommend Use of Blunt-Tip Suture Needles
Several government agencies have issued a notice urging surgical personal to use blunt-tip suture needles to reduce the risk for needlestick injury. Medscape Medical News
Suture Express Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Cardinal Health and Owens & Minor
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Dec. 6, 2012 /- Suture Express, the leading specialty distributor of suture, endomechanical and related surgical products, has filed an antitrust lawsuit in the United States Fede...
Covidien introduces V-Loc knotless suture reload device
Covidien, a provider of healthcare products, has introduced V-Loc knotless suture reload device.
Longer Intradermal Support Decreases Scar Spread
When skin cancers on the trunk are excised, prolonged suture support reduces scar spread but leads to increased suture reactions, researchers say. Reuters Health Information
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Adjustable suture strabismus surgery.
Surgical management of strabismus remains a challenge because surgical success rates, short-term and long-term, are not ideal. Adjustable suture strabismus surgery has been available for decades as a...
Strabismus following bilateral cataract surgery in childhood.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical characteristics of strabismus in children undergoing bilateral cataract surgery. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 56 children undergoing bi...
Conjunctival Cysts as a Complication After Strabismus Surgery.
PURPOSE:To identify possible factors associated with the development of a conjunctival cyst after surgery for strabismus. METHODS:A descriptive, longitudinal, and retrospective study was done includin...
INTRODUCTION: There is a large variety of ruptures of tendons and ligaments in trauma surgery. Reliable data about the most appropriate suture technique and suture material for r...
The perception of strabismus by children and adults.
BACKGROUND: Visible strabismus has been shown to have adverse psychosocial consequences. It remains controversial if esotropia or exotropia is perceived more negatively. The aim of this study was to d...
