In Vivo Comparison of MONOFIX, A Novel Barbed Suture with a Triangular Stopper, with Pre-existing Products in a Porcine Model
- Authors
- Kim, J[Kim, Jihye]; Eom, HJ[Eom, Hye Jin]; Shin, H[Shin, Hyeongchan]; Jeong, SY[Jeong, Soo Young]; Kim, MS[Kim, Myeong Seon]; Yoon, HS[Yoon, Hye Sung]; In, CH[In, Chang Hoon]; Kim, BG[Kim, Byoung-Gie]; Bae, DS[Bae, Duk-Soo]; Lee, JW[Lee, Jeong-Won]
- Issue Date
- Feb-2020
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
- Keywords
- Barbed suture; Biomechanics; Histology; In vivo; Laparoscopic surgery
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGY, v.27, no.2, pp.473 - 481
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SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGY
- Volume
- 27
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 473
- End Page
- 481
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/skku/handle/2021.sw.skku/5809
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jmig.2019.04.005
- ISSN
- 1553-4650
- Abstract
- Study Objective: MONOFIX, a new absorbable barbed suture device, has a triangular stopper at the end to hold the suture to the tissue without hooking the looped end or knotting. The aim of this study was to compare the biomechanical strength and histologic features of MONOFIX with other barbed suture devices using a porcine model. Design: Well-designed, controlled trial without randomization. Setting: Animal laboratory in university hospital. Subjects: Sixteen, 60-kg, mature female domestic pigs (skin closure group) and 5, 60-kg, mature female domestic pigs (fascial closure group). Interventions: In the skin closure group, 3-0 MONOFIX versus 2 widely used 3-0 absorbable barbed sutures (3-0 V-Loc 180 or Stratafix). In the fascial closure group, 2-0 MONOFIX versus 1 widely used 2-0 absorbable barbed sutures (2-0 Stratafix). Measurements and Main Results: In the skin closure group, the biomechanical wound strength of skin sutured with size 3-0 MONOFIX, V-Loc 180, or Stratafix was evaluated by postoperative day assessment (days 0, 3, 7, 14, and 28). In the fascial closure group, pigs underwent 2 paramedian incisions and were sutured with 2-0 MONOFIX or with 2-0 Stratafix to evaluate histologic reaction. At 6 weeks the tissues around the suture line were excised and microscopically evaluated. The biomechanical strength of the MONOFIX had similar tissue tensile strength compared with the control, regardless of postoperative day. In the fascial closure model, there was no significant difference in the average tissue reaction score between MONOFIX and Stratafix (1.2 +/- .3 vs 1.3 +/- .3, p = .478). Conclusion: This study demonstrated that MONOFIX has equivalent tensile strength and histologic reaction when compared with commonly used barbed suture devices. Accordingly, this preclinical study suggests that the use of MONOFIX is a safe alternative to other barbed suture devices. (C) 2019 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of AAGL.
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