"Polydioxanone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An absorbable suture material used also as ligating clips, as pins for internal fixation of broken bones, and as ligament reinforcement for surgically managed ligament injuries. Its promising characteristics are elasticity, complete biodegradability, and lack of side effects such as infections.
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D016687
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.728.700 D25.130.650 D25.720.728.700 J01.637.051.130.650 J01.637.051.720.728.700
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polydioxanone" by people in Profiles.
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Radiopaque Resorbable Inferior Vena Cava Filter Infused with Gold Nanoparticles. Sci Rep. 2017 05 19; 7(1):2147.
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Pilot in vivo study of an absorbable polydioxanone vena cava filter. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2015 Oct; 3(4):409-420.
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A comparison of knot security and loop security in arthroscopic knots tied with newer high-strength suture materials. Arthroscopy. 2010 Sep; 26(9 Suppl):S120-6.
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PDS II (polydioxanone) is the monofilament suture of choice for subcuticular wound closure following breast biopsy. J R Coll Surg Edinb. 1992 Apr; 37(2):94-6.