Suture material | Knot security | Wound tensile strength | Security (days)* | Tissue reactivity | Anatomic site |
Fast-absorbing gut | Poor | Least | 4 to 6 | Most | Face |
Vicryl Rapide | Good | Fair | 5 to 7 | Minimal | Face, scalp, under cast/splint |
Surgical gut | Poor | Fair | 5 to 7 | Most | Face (rarely used) |
Poliglecaprone 25 (Monocryl) | Good | Fair | 7 to 10 | Minimal | Face, consider in contaminated wounds needing deep closure |
Chromic gut | Fair | Fair | 10 to 14 | Most | Mouth, tongue, nailbed |
Polyglactin (Vicryl) | Good | Good | 30 | Minimal | Deep closure, nailbed, mouth |
Polyglycolic acid (Dexon) | Best | Good | 30 | Minimal | Deep closure |
Polydioxanone (PDS) | Fair | Best | 45 to 60 | Least | Deep closure |
Polyglyconate (Maxon) | Fair | Best | 45 to 60 | Least | Deep closure |
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