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Based on the many reports published in the past several years, the synthetic absorbable sutures have been recognized as an important step forward in the history of suture materials. Synthetic absorbable sutures have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for almost all surgical uses with the exception of certain cardiovascular and neurologic surgical procedures in which nonabsorbable sutures are mandatory, as, for example, in the suturing of a prosthesis to tissue. They have been used in many thousands of surgical operations of many types and show prospects of replacing other absorbable suture materials traditionally used in surgical operations. Moreover, because of their retained strength and low tissue reactivity, the synthetic absorbable materials are being used in some procedures in place of nonabsorbable materials. Thus, instead of using several different suture materials during some operations, the surgeon may find himself using one synthetic absorbable suture in different sizes for an entire procedure.
根据过去几年发表的众多报告，合成可吸收缝线已被公认为缝线材料史上向前迈出的重要一步。除某些心血管和神经外科手术必须使用不可吸收缝线（例如将假体缝合到组织上）外，合成可吸收缝线已获美国食品药品监督管理局批准用于几乎所有外科手术。它们已用于数千种各类外科手术中，并显示出取代传统用于外科手术的其他可吸收缝线材料的前景。此外，由于其保留的强度和低组织反应性，合成可吸收材料在某些手术中被用于替代不可吸收材料。因此，在某些手术中，外科医生可能会发现自己在整个手术过程中使用一种不同尺寸的合成可吸收缝线，而不是使用几种不同的缝线材料。
