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Descriptor English: Polydioxanone
Descriptor Spanish: Polidioxanona
Descriptor polidioxanona
Scope note: Material de sutura absorbible que se utiliza también en clips para ligaduras, en clavos para la fijación interna de huesos fracturados, así como para reforzar los ligamentos en las lesiones ligamentosas tratadas quirúrgicamente. Sus prometedoras características son la elasticidad, la completa biodegradabilidad y la ausencia de efectos secundarios, como las infecciones.
Descriptor Portuguese: Polidioxanona
Descriptor French: Polydioxanone
Entry term(s): Absolok
Absoloks
PDS II (Ethicon)
Polydioxanones
Tree number(s): D05.750.728.700
D25.130.650
D25.720.728.700
J01.637.051.130.650
J01.637.051.720.728.700
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016687
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
Registry Number: 31621-87-1
CAS Type 1 Name: Poly(oxy(1-oxo-1,2-ethanediyl)oxy-1,2-ethanediyl)
Previous Indexing: Polyesters (1977-1991)
Sutures (1966-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92; POLYDIOXANONE was indexed under POLYESTERS 1979-91
Online Note: use POLYDIOXANONE (NM) to search POLYDIOXANONE 1981-91
History Note: 92; was POLYDIOXANONE (NM) 1979-91
DeCS ID: 29880
Unique ID: D016687
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/01/25
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Polydioxanone - Preferred
Concept UI M0025421
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Polydioxanone
Entry term(s) Polydioxanones
PDS II (Ethicon) - Narrower
Concept UI M0373283
Preferred term PDS II (Ethicon)
Absolok - Narrower
Concept UI M0373282
Preferred term Absolok
Entry term(s) Absoloks



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