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Today, we're going to review the different types of suture material you may encounter in the operating room. The way I like to organize future material is into two main categories. The first is mono filament versus braided. And the second is absorbable versus non absorbable. As you can see, I have the suture material organized according to these categories. Monofilament, suture is a single stranded filaments future. So just think of a long string of thin plastic, it can be really slick. So you have to be extra careful that you're not sar secure in order to prevent not unraveling. Monofilament future includes monocryl PBS prolene and nylon, which you may hear referenced as Athlon braided suture is composed of multiple filaments woven together. So think just like rope branded future isn't as slick. So knots are less likely to unravel and are braided. Suture includes vicryl and silk. Some suture is non absorbable, meaning it will remain just like you left it in the body forever. And this includes nylon, prolene and silk. However, some stitches will resorbed and these include monocryl, vicryl and PDS. Suture can come in a variety of sizes and the larger the number the smaller the diameter of the future, for example, suture is the thickest while seven suture is about as fine as your hair. Lastly, there are different types of needles and these can be added to just about any suture type or size. They come in a variety of sizes and curves and a good trick to learning the different types of needles is to look at the outside packaging of the future. The picture of the needle will be included on the outside. And we'll show you the relative size and curve of the needle. Additionally, needles maybe cut in different ways, which is represented by this image here. Now, this image is a representation of what it would look like if you were staring down the length of the needle, there are tapered cutting and reverse cutting just to name a few, spend some time perusing the sutra carts in the operating room you're rotating through and familiarize yourself with the different types of suture materials.