Polyglycolic Acid
"Polyglycolic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A biocompatible polymer used as a surgical suture material.
| Descriptor ID |
D011100
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.728.780 D25.720.728.780 J01.637.051.720.728.780
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polyglycolic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Eppley BL, Morales L, Wood R, Pensler J, Goldstein J, Havlik RJ, Habal M, Losken A, Williams JK, Burstein F, Rozzelle AA, Sadove AM. Resorbable PLLA-PGA plate and screw fixation in pediatric craniofacial surgery: clinical experience in 1883 patients. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004 Sep 15; 114(4):850-6; discussion 857.