Authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggest that a simple, continuous stitching technique to repair tears to the perineum after vaginal delivery can prevent one woman in six from ...

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, ...

‌Absorbable sutures, also known as dissolvable stitches, are sutures that can naturally dissolve and be absorbed by the body as a wound heals. Not all wounds are sealed with absorbable sutures.

Surgical or traumatic wounds require closing. Sutures are medical tools that help close a wound. They reduce the risk of infection and support the healing process. For example, a dentist who has to ...

The Endo Stitch, produced by Covidien in North Haven, is a 10mm single-use automated suturing device with two jaws. A sutured Endo Stitch needle, loaded from a single-use loading unit, is held in one ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LEXINGTON, Ky. — Removal of a single continuous suture after penetrating keratoplasty carries a risk of ...