Open AccessNovel suturing technique, based on physical principles, achieves a breaking point double that obtained by conventional techniques
Author(s) -
Francisco Javier Pérez Lara,
Rogelio Zubizarreta Jiménez,
Francisco Donoso,
José María Senciales González,
Tatiana Prieto-Puga Arjona,
Ricardo Marín Moya,
María Pitarch Martínez
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i9.1039
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , point (geometry) , breaking strength , mathematics , materials science , composite material , geometry
Sutures have been used to repair wounds since ancient times. However, the basic suture technique has not significantly changed. In Phase I of our project, we proposed a "double diabolo" suture design, using a theoretical physical study to show that this suture receives 50% less tension than conventional sutures, and so a correspondingly greater force must be applied to break it.