A new suture material-marlex thread: preliminary report
Koontz, A.R.; Kimberly, R.C.
American Surgeon 25: 967
1959
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1348 PMID: 14410919 Document Number: 8144
The need for a nonmetallic, nonabsorbable, suture material which does not cause trouble in the presence of infection has long been felt by every thoughtful surgeon. The unreliability of catgut is well known. Wire, such as tantalum or stainless steel, though generally not causing trouble in the presence of infection, is not as easily handled as silk or cotton, and occasionally has to be taken out because of discomfort, especially when close to the skin. Silk, cotton, and nylon in the presence of infection nearly always cause either troublesome buried granulomata or persistent sinus tracts.
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