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Crocodilian form of crurotarsal ankle. The astragalus (pink) is fixed to the tibia (green) by a suture. Adapted with permission from Palaeos. In the type of crurotarsal ankle, which is found in crocodilians and some other archosaurs, the astragalus is fixed to the tibia by a suture, and the joint bends around a peg on the astragalus, which fits into a socket in the calcaneum.
A surgical suture, also known as a stitch or stitches, is a medical device used to hold body tissues together and approximate wound edges after an injury or surgery. Application generally involves using a needle with an attached length of thread. There are numerous types of suture which differ by needle shape and size as well as thread material ...
A suture is a type of fibrous joint that is only found in the skull (cranial suture). The bones are bound together by Sharpey's fibres . A tiny amount of movement is permitted at sutures, which contributes to the compliance and elasticity of the skull.
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 ...
In general, the shorter the time any suture is in the skin, the smaller the scar. There is a trade-off with healing, areas such as the elbows and knees take longer to heal to the required strength than a face for example. The concern about scarring is limited to sutures in the skin.Dlodge 01:34, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
There are several methods that can be implemented to achieve primary closure of a wound, including suture, staples, skin adhesive, and surgical strips. Suture is the most frequently used for closure. [27] There are many types of suture, but broadly they can be categorized as absorbable vs non-absorbable and synthetic vs natural.
It is also called the metopic suture, [1] [2] although this term may also refer specifically to a persistent frontal suture. [ 3 ] If the suture is not present at birth because both frontal bones have fused ( craniosynostosis ), it will cause a keel-shaped deformity of the skull called trigonocephaly .
A condyle is the round prominence at the end of a bone, most often part of a joint – an articulation with another bone. [2] The epicondyle refers to a projection near a condyle, particularly the medial epicondyle of the humerus. [3] These terms derive from Greek. [4] [a]