Polydioxanone
"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.
Descriptor ID |
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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