‌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.

Sutures are filaments, fibers or thread-like materials used to hold a wound or tissue together. In surgical language, sutures are used for apposition – that is, the positioning (of tissue) side by ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Acute midsubstance Achilles tendon ruptures, an increasingly common athletic injury in patients 30 years to 50 ...