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| lifeskim:mentions | |
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7
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1990-10-18
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Torque and antitorque running sutures as described by Eisner are commonly used in penetrating keratoplasty. We tested the rotational effect of three different 16-bite running suture patterns on eight cadaver eyes, with the following results: (1) the torque pattern rotates the corneal graft counterclockwise by 0.7 +/- 0.1 mm at the wound or 11 degrees; (2) the antitorque pattern rotates the corneal graft clockwise by 0.7 +/- 0.1 mm at the wound or 11 degrees; (3) an intermediate "no torque" pattern, the bites of which form an isosceles triangle, produces no rotational effect. We recommend the use of a "no torque" pattern to minimize corneal graft rotation.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Jul
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| pubmed:issn |
0022-023X
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
21
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
472-4
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1990
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Suture patterns and corneal graft rotation in the cadaver eye.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport 71130.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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