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It has been shown that suture materials increase susceptibility to bacterial infection in surgical wounds [1, 2]. Most investigations have been concerned mainly with the tissue’s resistance to early development of infection.
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Blomstedt, B., Österberg, B. (1982). Physical Properties of Suture Materials Which Influence Wound Infection. In: Thiede, A., Hamelmann, H. (eds) Moderne Nahtmaterialien und Nahttechniken in der Chirurgie. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68736-5_6
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