Injuries to the meniscus are among the most common knee injuries and they are the most common reason for surgery performed by orthopedic surgeons. The meniscus has well-established biomechanical ...

Stitches commonly used to sew up a pregnant woman’s cervix and prevent early labor can backfire — dramatically increasing her risk of premature labor and pregnancy loss. A specific type of thick, ...

Triboelectric effect The bioabsorbable electrical stimulation suture (BioES-suture) converts the mechanical energy of movement into effective electrical stimulation. (Courtesy: Zhouquan Sun and ...

Tunica albuginea plication (TAP) surgery for Peyronie’s disease (PD) is classically described using nonabsorbable suture. Many patients are aware of nodularity at the suture sites (50–88%), and some ...

Liquid stitches are used to close and protect wounds instead of sutures or bandages. They’re a colorless, sticky liquid glue that can be placed directly on a wound to hold together the torn edges of ...

The self-tightening suture material can be stretched and self-tightens at body temperature within 15 seconds. While the suture was not as strong as commercially available sutures, it appeared to be ...