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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. Placing and tying each stitch individually is time-consuming, but this technique keeps the wound ...

  3. Vertical mattress stitch - Wikipedia

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    The middle stitch is a vertical mattress the others simple interrupted stitches. The vertical mattress stitch, often called vertical Donati stitch (named after the Italian surgeon Mario Donati), [1] is a suture type used to close skin wounds. The advantages of the vertical mattress suture are that it provides closure for both deep and ...

  4. Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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    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. The vertical and horizontal mattress stitch are also interrupted but are more complex and specialized for everting the skin and distributing tension.

  5. Epineurial repair - Wikipedia

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    Initial sutures are placed on opposite sides of the joint, through the epineurium and slightly into the subepineurial neural structure to anchor the two nerves together. Suturing continues 180 degrees from each initial suture. The position of the lateral sutures is reversed to expose the opposite side and sutured the same way.

  6. Category:Surgical stitches - Wikipedia

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    Simple interrupted stitch; Surgical knot; Surgical suture; V. Vertical mattress stitch

  7. Inguinal hernia surgery - Wikipedia

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    However this method frequently experiences longer procedure times and length of hospital stay. Despite being the superior non-mesh technique, the Shouldice method results much higher rates of hernia recurrence in patients when compared to repairs that utilize mesh. [12] [48] Bassini technique, first suture. 1. Aponeurosis musculi obliq. ext.; 2.

  8. Horizontal mattress stitch - Wikipedia

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    The horizontal mattress stitch is a suture technique used to close wounds.It everts skin well and spreads tension along the wound edge. [1] [2] [3] This makes it ideal for holding together fragile skin [4] as well as skin under high tension such as the distant edges of a large laceration or as the initial holding suture in complicated repairs.

  9. Seton stitch - Wikipedia

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    The procedure involves running a surgical-grade cord through the fistula tract so that the cord creates a loop that joins up outside the fistula.The cord provides a path that allows the fistula to drain continuously while it is healing, rather than allowing the exterior of the wound to close over.