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  • Title: PDS II (polydioxanone) is the monofilament suture of choice for subcuticular wound closure following breast biopsy.
    Author: Johnstone AJ, John TG, Thompson AM, Charles MH, Dixon JM.
    Journal: J R Coll Surg Edinb; 1992 Apr; 37(2):94-6. PubMed ID: 1377271.
    Abstract:
    In a randomized study of 120 patients having a local anesthetic breast biopsy, wounds closed with subcuticular PDS II were cosmetically superior to those closed by Prolene.
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