The wound is closed with a single absorbable suture or with adhesive strips . The final cast is applied with the foot in maximum dorsiflexion, and the foot is held in the cast for 2 3 weeks.
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But Dr . Griffith-Cima, collaborating with her husband, Dr . Michael J . Cima, and Dr . Emanuel Sachs, both engineering professors at MIT, adapted the process to work with an implantable, biodegradable polyester, the same type that is used for absorbable sutures.
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After the placenta is delivered, the uterus is massaged to stimulate contraction and is closed with a running locking absorbable suture and the abdomen is then closed; alternatively, the wound may be temporarily packed with sterile gauze, with definitive closure delayed until specialist obstetric help arrives or until the patient is fit for transport to a formal operating theatre.
