Complications following abdominal fascial closures using various nonabsorbable sutures

With the use of the interrupted far-and-near fascial closure technique, four suture materials were compared: nylon, polypropylene and two brands of braided Dacron (Ethibond and Polydek). There were no wound dehiscences among the 96 patients studied. During the average follow-up period of 12 months, significantly more suture granulomas occurred with the braided Dacron than with the monofilament materials (p less than 0.05). Those that did occur with monofilament material occurred almost exclusively in thin patients.