A surgeon was teaching the new residents as he closed the muscle and fascia layer following an open cholecystectomy.He stated that he liked the tensile strength of this monofilamented synthetic suture,but it was hard to manage with its memory and slipperiness and normally needed six surgeon's knots to hold.He was using:
A) surgical polyester fiber.
B) polypropylene.
C) multifilament nylon.
D) surgical gut.

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Polypropylene is a clear or pigmented polymer.This monofilament suture material (Prolene,Surgilene,Surgipro,Dermalene)is used for cardiovascular,general,and plastic surgery.Because polypropylene is a monofilament and is extremely inert in tissue,it may be used in the presence of infection.It has high tensile strength and causes minimal tissue reaction.Sizes range from 10-0 to #2.

A Surgeon Was Teaching the New Residents as He Closed