Geggel H S
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98101, USA.
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers. 1997 Feb;28(2):168-70.
The use of a single continuous-suture closure technique allows the surgeon to minimize corneal transplant astigmatism within 1 month of surgery. Passage of this suture in a precise, anti-torque pattern is difficult. A new surgical instrument has been designed to place 24 equidistant dots on both the recipient and the donor tissues after the cardinal sutures have been placed. The surgeon simply must "connect the dots" to achieve a rapid, precise anti-torque closure. The instrument is easy to use and should prove helpful to surgeons who perform the single, continuous-suture closure technique.
使用单一连续缝合闭合技术可使外科医生在手术后1个月内将角膜移植散光降至最低。以精确的抗扭矩模式穿过这种缝线很困难。一种新的手术器械已被设计出来，以便在放置主要缝线后，在受体和供体组织上都能放置24个等距点。外科医生只需“连接这些点”就能实现快速、精确的抗扭矩闭合。该器械易于使用，对于采用单一连续缝合闭合技术的外科医生应该会有帮助。
