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Can internal staples cause problems later on, such as causing mysterous pains in the area of the staples? - Unsigned comment.
Article says "absorbable sutures" are used within the body, whereas for closing external skin wounds "non-absorbable sutures" are used. Are there cases where absorbable sutures are used for external closures ? What are the pros and cons of this ? Jay 17:31, 3 Jul 2004 (UTC)
As I have been involved in the manufacture of sutures I know a bit about the braiding (braided sutures) and the extrusion (monofilament sutures) processes. It seems that this article might benefit from the addition of a segment comparing braided to monofilament sutures. As you know from dealing with fishing line, monofilament line does not lend itself to superior knot retention as does braided suture. -- 4.154.224.184 22:28, 10 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I would like to make several edits to this article beginning with the lead. I would like to add "approximating skin edges" to the definition of surgical suture. I would also like to add a bit more information about the different sections the article is comprised of and what the reader will be learning. I would like to change the organization of the content section beginning with thread types. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Navy Malinois ( talk • contribs) 23:44, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
Does anybody know where chromic gut sutures come from, and what kind of suture they are? They use some in my lab, and I do not know what it is.
Chromic gut suture-make from the goat or cow;s intestine. These sutures are absorb within 7-14 days, it had the fast absortion rate compare to synthetic which will absorb within 42-56 depending on the range of product. As different range of product the absorbtion rate varies. Normally gut sutures are being use for epsiotomy (vaginal delivery in old days)/skin but due to infection rate most of the surgeon had convert to synthetic sutures instead.
Although we have access to the more modern synthetic sutures, in veterinary work many surgeons prefer to use gut, as the extra scarring it produces causes a much stronger union, wherever adhesions and complications of scarring are unimportant, e.g. bovine caesarian section. Dlh-stablelights 21:52, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
This quote: (To give an idea about these numbers, a #4 suture would be more or less the diameter of a tennis racquet string.) ... does not give an indication of the size. Does size go up with number, or down? The rest of the paragraph makes it clear, but this sentence is pointless. If you agree pls remove. 67.183.154.41 03:51, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
Do we really need such a graphic picture up top and so big? zafiroblue05 | Talk 06:08, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
(Undent) I've always believed that the informative value of an image should be balanced against its effect upon readability. In this case, the image is rather graphic, depicting an open wound, so I think that sort of imagery might actually be off-putting to readers who do not have an iron stomach. I think that Wikipedia should strive to maintain readability for as wide of an audience as possible and I would hate to think that sensitive readers might be deterred from reading this informative and useful article due to the presence of a rather vivid depiction of injury. But I understand that the image itself is informative and that its presence contributes to the article. That's why at Talk:Amniotic sac, after some discussion, we came to a compromise solution, and used Template:Linkimage to display a graphic image within the article. That way, the image was not directly displayed within the article but was still easily accessible from the article through the prominent template, and users who want to view the image can do so voluntarily. I see Template:Linkimage as being a "best of both worlds" approach. - Severa ( !!!) 14:06, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
How is this word pronounced? Is it like nature (ie. soo-chore), or is it more like ss-you-ter? someone get some IPA in here. Especially so for such an unusual word - mastodon 20:40, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
As someone who works in the medical device industry in Minnesota, USA, it's pronounced like soo-chore here.-- 70.92.13.102 22:39, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
As an English person, in proper English it's soo-chur — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.251.137.213 ( talk) 12:55, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
The article says medicians have used cyanoacrylate to suture wounds, so, in an emergency, could I superglue a wound? Cuzandor 03:55, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
Superglue vs Dermabond is like tap water vs Dasani. How much do you want to pay? My son hit his head on a tree and the fat was coming out near his eye. I spent money taking him to the Dr. and he said it didn't need to be sutured and his nurse put a steri-strip on it without pulling the edges together first. So I took him home and took off the steri-strips and used packing tape to hold the edges together nicely (completely visible under the clear packing tape). He healed without much of a scar- less, I'm sure than if I would have left that steri-strip in place or had sutures (and extra holes) been used. Don't underestimate the power of the fibrin clot that forms and holds our wounds together. The blood that arrives also helps clean up the site and delivers macrophages and chemicals that help thwart infection. Again, how much do you want to pay? The 'cheapest' fix in my estimation was the best. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.197.230.184 ( talk) 15:56, 17 September 2014 (UTC)
Template:Linkimage has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. — Jeff G. 22:46, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
Is there currently a Wiki that describes the function [and radically different denotation] this term takes in film studies, psychoanalysis, and critical theory? SethHowes 23:40, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
sir we want distributorship in namakkal
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 221.134.165.140 ( talk) 10:09, 20 April 2007
Looks like we need a disambiguation page for "suture" since there several competing meanings: stitches (this article); anatomy (not just cranial, I found the problem while editing crurotarsal ankle joint), film studies, psychoanalysis, and critical theory. That would mean this article needs to be retitled, e.g. "suture (surgical)". For the type I'm interested in, I'd go with the title "suture (skeletal)". Philcha 23:10, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
Since no-one has objected, I'll do this in a week. Philcha 22:28, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
I hope my huge edit didn't throw anyone off. I rearranged the laundry list into a table so it is easier to read at a glance. Some things didn't match up between sections - edit help would be appreciated.-- Digitalgadget 19:11, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
How long have stitches been used? What are the earliest reported cases? When did they become commonplace? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.196.115.197 ( talk) 01:41, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
To repeat the above, this very much needs a proper history section. I came here just to see that. -- Daydreamer302000 ( talk) 11:20, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
Wikipedia already has 3 external links to Wikisurgery articles, Scalpel, Retractor (medical) and Scissors, adding more value than a Wikipedia Featured Article.
Wikisurgery has a group of articles on Sutures of a similar high standard.
Would the editors care to include an external link from Wikisurgery to the Wikipedia Needle article? Michael Harpur Edwards ( talk) 09:02, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
Can we have a redirect from soluble stitches to the section on absorbable sutures? It took me a while to find, as I was searching using lay terms. 86.164.58.119 ( talk) 22:06, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
The "Removal" section summarizes information about the removal of sutures fairly well, except for that it lacks citations and relies on quotes. It should also mention or otherwise explain the method for removing sutures, i.e. (I assume) cutting and extracting the stitches. In the meantime, I have found sources for the quotes in this section.
quote one derives from this page: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/removing_stitches/page2_em.htm
quote two derives from this book: "Pediatric Nursing Procedures", multiple authors (on Google Books)
06:38, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
From reading the article alone it is unclear why (and under what conditions) sutures are needed. Why not just let the body heal on its own? This information should be put in the lead paragraph (and expanded upon in the body). I do not have enough medical expertise to add it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.208.7.95 ( talk) 22:11, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
There doesn't seem to be much to say about this rule. WhatamIdoing ( talk) 19:04, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
This article does not clearly state what a suture is.
It says it is a "surgical device", and "applied with needle and thread". But there are no pictures of a suture.
I suspect that the needle and thread constitute a suture? Or the resulting thread applied is a suture?
Someone please edit the article to say explicitly what a suture is.
Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by DrB2000 ( talk • contribs) 05:35, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
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Can internal staples cause problems later on, such as causing mysterous pains in the area of the staples? - Unsigned comment.
Article says "absorbable sutures" are used within the body, whereas for closing external skin wounds "non-absorbable sutures" are used. Are there cases where absorbable sutures are used for external closures ? What are the pros and cons of this ? Jay 17:31, 3 Jul 2004 (UTC)
As I have been involved in the manufacture of sutures I know a bit about the braiding (braided sutures) and the extrusion (monofilament sutures) processes. It seems that this article might benefit from the addition of a segment comparing braided to monofilament sutures. As you know from dealing with fishing line, monofilament line does not lend itself to superior knot retention as does braided suture. -- 4.154.224.184 22:28, 10 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I would like to make several edits to this article beginning with the lead. I would like to add "approximating skin edges" to the definition of surgical suture. I would also like to add a bit more information about the different sections the article is comprised of and what the reader will be learning. I would like to change the organization of the content section beginning with thread types. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Navy Malinois ( talk • contribs) 23:44, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
Does anybody know where chromic gut sutures come from, and what kind of suture they are? They use some in my lab, and I do not know what it is.
Chromic gut suture-make from the goat or cow;s intestine. These sutures are absorb within 7-14 days, it had the fast absortion rate compare to synthetic which will absorb within 42-56 depending on the range of product. As different range of product the absorbtion rate varies. Normally gut sutures are being use for epsiotomy (vaginal delivery in old days)/skin but due to infection rate most of the surgeon had convert to synthetic sutures instead.
Although we have access to the more modern synthetic sutures, in veterinary work many surgeons prefer to use gut, as the extra scarring it produces causes a much stronger union, wherever adhesions and complications of scarring are unimportant, e.g. bovine caesarian section. Dlh-stablelights 21:52, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
This quote: (To give an idea about these numbers, a #4 suture would be more or less the diameter of a tennis racquet string.) ... does not give an indication of the size. Does size go up with number, or down? The rest of the paragraph makes it clear, but this sentence is pointless. If you agree pls remove. 67.183.154.41 03:51, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
Do we really need such a graphic picture up top and so big? zafiroblue05 | Talk 06:08, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
(Undent) I've always believed that the informative value of an image should be balanced against its effect upon readability. In this case, the image is rather graphic, depicting an open wound, so I think that sort of imagery might actually be off-putting to readers who do not have an iron stomach. I think that Wikipedia should strive to maintain readability for as wide of an audience as possible and I would hate to think that sensitive readers might be deterred from reading this informative and useful article due to the presence of a rather vivid depiction of injury. But I understand that the image itself is informative and that its presence contributes to the article. That's why at Talk:Amniotic sac, after some discussion, we came to a compromise solution, and used Template:Linkimage to display a graphic image within the article. That way, the image was not directly displayed within the article but was still easily accessible from the article through the prominent template, and users who want to view the image can do so voluntarily. I see Template:Linkimage as being a "best of both worlds" approach. - Severa ( !!!) 14:06, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
How is this word pronounced? Is it like nature (ie. soo-chore), or is it more like ss-you-ter? someone get some IPA in here. Especially so for such an unusual word - mastodon 20:40, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
As someone who works in the medical device industry in Minnesota, USA, it's pronounced like soo-chore here.-- 70.92.13.102 22:39, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
As an English person, in proper English it's soo-chur — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.251.137.213 ( talk) 12:55, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
The article says medicians have used cyanoacrylate to suture wounds, so, in an emergency, could I superglue a wound? Cuzandor 03:55, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
Superglue vs Dermabond is like tap water vs Dasani. How much do you want to pay? My son hit his head on a tree and the fat was coming out near his eye. I spent money taking him to the Dr. and he said it didn't need to be sutured and his nurse put a steri-strip on it without pulling the edges together first. So I took him home and took off the steri-strips and used packing tape to hold the edges together nicely (completely visible under the clear packing tape). He healed without much of a scar- less, I'm sure than if I would have left that steri-strip in place or had sutures (and extra holes) been used. Don't underestimate the power of the fibrin clot that forms and holds our wounds together. The blood that arrives also helps clean up the site and delivers macrophages and chemicals that help thwart infection. Again, how much do you want to pay? The 'cheapest' fix in my estimation was the best. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.197.230.184 ( talk) 15:56, 17 September 2014 (UTC)
Template:Linkimage has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. — Jeff G. 22:46, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
Is there currently a Wiki that describes the function [and radically different denotation] this term takes in film studies, psychoanalysis, and critical theory? SethHowes 23:40, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
sir we want distributorship in namakkal
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 221.134.165.140 ( talk) 10:09, 20 April 2007
Looks like we need a disambiguation page for "suture" since there several competing meanings: stitches (this article); anatomy (not just cranial, I found the problem while editing crurotarsal ankle joint), film studies, psychoanalysis, and critical theory. That would mean this article needs to be retitled, e.g. "suture (surgical)". For the type I'm interested in, I'd go with the title "suture (skeletal)". Philcha 23:10, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
Since no-one has objected, I'll do this in a week. Philcha 22:28, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
I hope my huge edit didn't throw anyone off. I rearranged the laundry list into a table so it is easier to read at a glance. Some things didn't match up between sections - edit help would be appreciated.-- Digitalgadget 19:11, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
How long have stitches been used? What are the earliest reported cases? When did they become commonplace? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.196.115.197 ( talk) 01:41, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
To repeat the above, this very much needs a proper history section. I came here just to see that. -- Daydreamer302000 ( talk) 11:20, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
Wikipedia already has 3 external links to Wikisurgery articles, Scalpel, Retractor (medical) and Scissors, adding more value than a Wikipedia Featured Article.
Wikisurgery has a group of articles on Sutures of a similar high standard.
Would the editors care to include an external link from Wikisurgery to the Wikipedia Needle article? Michael Harpur Edwards ( talk) 09:02, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
Can we have a redirect from soluble stitches to the section on absorbable sutures? It took me a while to find, as I was searching using lay terms. 86.164.58.119 ( talk) 22:06, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
The "Removal" section summarizes information about the removal of sutures fairly well, except for that it lacks citations and relies on quotes. It should also mention or otherwise explain the method for removing sutures, i.e. (I assume) cutting and extracting the stitches. In the meantime, I have found sources for the quotes in this section.
quote one derives from this page: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/removing_stitches/page2_em.htm
quote two derives from this book: "Pediatric Nursing Procedures", multiple authors (on Google Books)
06:38, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
From reading the article alone it is unclear why (and under what conditions) sutures are needed. Why not just let the body heal on its own? This information should be put in the lead paragraph (and expanded upon in the body). I do not have enough medical expertise to add it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.208.7.95 ( talk) 22:11, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
There doesn't seem to be much to say about this rule. WhatamIdoing ( talk) 19:04, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
This article does not clearly state what a suture is.
It says it is a "surgical device", and "applied with needle and thread". But there are no pictures of a suture.
I suspect that the needle and thread constitute a suture? Or the resulting thread applied is a suture?
Someone please edit the article to say explicitly what a suture is.
Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by DrB2000 ( talk • contribs) 05:35, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 28 February 2022 and 25 March 2022. Further details are available
on the course page. Student editor(s):
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article contribs). Peer reviewers:
Amahaja1.
Ex track suture 174.211.38.67 ( talk) 20:43, 21 April 2022 (UTC)