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  2. Simple interrupted stitch - Wikipedia

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    The simple interrupted stitch is a suturing technique used to close wounds. It is the most commonly used technique in the closure of skin. [ 1 ] It is known as an interrupted stitch because the individual stitches aren't connected; they are separate.

  3. Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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    Suturing two operation wounds with eleven simple stitches. Many different techniques exist. The most common is the simple interrupted stitch; [12] it is indeed the simplest to perform and is called "interrupted" because the suture thread is cut between each individual stitch.

  4. Corner stitch - Wikipedia

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    The corner stitch is a common suture technique. [1] It used to close wounds that are angled or Y-shaped without appreciably compromising blood supply to the wound tip. [2] [3] ...

  5. Empty can/Full can tests - Wikipedia

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    The tests differ in the rotation of the arm; in the empty can test, the arm is rotated to full internal rotation (thumb down) and in the full can test, the arm is rotated to 45° external rotation, thumb up. [1] Once rotated, the clinician pushes down on either the wrists or the elbow, and the patient is instructed to resist the downward pressure.

  6. Instruments used in general surgery - Wikipedia

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    There are many different surgical specialties, some of which require specific kinds of surgical instruments to perform.. General surgery is a specialty focused on the abdomen; the thyroid gland; diseases involving skin, breasts, and various soft tissues; trauma; peripheral vascular disease; hernias; and endoscopic procedures.

  7. Vertical mattress stitch - Wikipedia

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    The vertical mattress stitch is most commonly used in anatomic locations which tend to invert, such as the posterior aspect of the neck, and sites of greater skin laxity such as the closure of lax skin after removing a dermoid cyst or reduced subcutaneous tissue (e.g., the shin) that do not provide adequate subcutaneous tissue for dermal closure. [6]

  8. Surgery - Wikipedia

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    Surgery [a] is a medical specialty that uses manual and instrumental techniques to diagnose or treat pathological conditions (e.g., trauma, disease, injury, malignancy), to alter bodily functions (e.g., malabsorption created by bariatric surgery such as gastric bypass), to reconstruct or alter aesthetics and appearance (cosmetic surgery), or to remove unwanted tissues (body fat, glands, scars ...

  9. Surgical knot - Wikipedia

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    Tying the knot outside the body is simpler for most because the suturing is with fingers as in traditional tying. When a surgical knot is formed outside the body it must be drawn into a laparoscopic cannula. Stronger braided suturing thread is preferred because the knot has a tendency to fray as it is slid down the cannula.