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Suture Material Revision

Total questions: 6

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the suture pattern with the image

a)

1.

Cruciate Mattress

b)

2.

Subcutaneous

c)

3.

Simple Interrupted

d)

4.

Ford Interlocking

e)

5.

Simple Continuous

2.

Categorise the properties of these suture patterns

Categorize the following

Skin / Abdominal Closure

Absorbable suture material

Skin Closure - continuous

Creates water tight seal

Skin Closure - interrupted

Tension relief

Non absorbable sutures

Intestinal sutures

Bladder sutures

Continuou

Muscles / Fascia

Slow absorbable sutures

Simple Interrupted
Cruciate Mattress
Cushing
Subcutaneous
3.

What part of the body is each needle best suited to suture?

a)Delicate tissue
b)Muscle
c)Skin
d)Delicate tissue b
e)Sclera of the eye
f)Muscle b
1
2
3
4
5
6
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
4.

Categorise the Absorbable v Non absorbable sutures

Categorize the following

Cat gut

Polyglycolic Acid (Dexon)

Polyglactin 910 (Vicryl)

Poliglecaprone 25 (Monocryl)

Glycomer 631 (Biosyn)

Polydioxanone (PDS)

Polyglyconate (Maxon)

Poly L-lactide/glycolide (Panacryl)

Silk

Polyamide (Nylon)

Polypropylene (Prolene)

Polymerised caprolactam (Supramid)

Slow Absorbable
Rapid Absorbable
Non Absorbable
5.

Categorise the Monofilament and Multifilament sutures

Categorize the following

Cat gut

Polyglycolic Acid (Dexon)

Polyglactin 910 (Vicryl)

Poliglecaprone 25 (Monocryl)

Glycomer 631 (Biosyn)

Polydioxanone (PDS)

Polyglyconate (Maxon)

Poly L-lactide/glycolide (Panacryl)

Silk

Polyamide (Nylon)

Polypropylene (Prolene)

Polymerised caprolactam (Supramid)

Monofilament
Multifilament
Mono or Multi -filament
6.

Categorise the different properties of suture materials (can you remember what their definitions?!)

Categorize the following

Tensile strength

Elasticity

Rate loss of strength

Palasticity

Mechanism of absorption

Knot security

Pliability

Memory

Tissue drag

Inflammatory response

Potentiation of infection

Capillarity

Mechanical Properties
Handling Properties
Tissue interaction