Preferred Label : polydioxanone;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : polydioxanones;
MeSH hyponym : absolok; PDS II (Ethicon); Absoloks;
MeSH CAS label : Poly(oxy(1-oxo-1,2-ethanediyl)oxy-1,2-ethanediyl);
Registry Number MeSH : 31621-87-1;
MeSH annotation : D25-26 qualif;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D016687;
UMLS CUI : C0085242;
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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.
