Polydioxanone [polydioxanon]
topical
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- Terms
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Absolok
Monosorb-PDO
PDS II
PDS klipy
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Absolok
PDS II (Ethicon)
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D016687
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.
- DUI
- D016687 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0025421
- CAS
- Poly(oxy(1-oxo-1,2-ethanediyl)oxy-1,2-ethanediyl)
- Previous indexing
- Polyesters (1977-1991); Sutures (1966-1991)
- History note
- 92; was POLYDIOXANONE (NM) 1979-91
- Online note
- use POLYDIOXANONE (NM) to search POLYDIOXANONE 1981-91
- Public note
- 92; POLYDIOXANONE was indexed under POLYESTERS 1979-91
Allowable subheadings
- AD
- administration & dosage 1
- AE
- adverse effects
- AA
- analogs & derivatives
- AN
- analysis
- CS
- chemical synthesis
- CH
- chemistry 3
- CL
- classification
- EC
- economics
- HI
- history
- IP
- isolation & purification
- ME
- metabolism
- PK
- pharmacokinetics
- PD
- pharmacology
- PO
- poisoning
- RE
- radiation effects
- ST
- standards
- SD
- supply & distribution
- TU
- therapeutic use 1
- TO
- toxicity
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Occurrences in Medvik records
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Chemicals and Drugs
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Technology, Industry, Agriculture