EMERGENCY MEDICINE

The Lembert Suture

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Introduction Print Section Listen Application Print Section Listen This is a niche technique designed to encourage wound-edge inversion, and is useful primarily to recreate a natural crease. It may be…

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The Vertical Mattress Tip Stitch

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Synonym Print Section Listen Modified corner stitch Application Print Section Listen This technique, also described as the modified corner stitch, is designed to bring three ends of tissue together, and…

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The Winch Stitch

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Introduction Print Section Listen Application Print Section Listen This is a niche intraoperative tissue expansion approach. When closing wounds under marked tension, buried or transepidermal pulley sutures may be insufficient…

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The Pulley Suture

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Introduction Print Section Listen Application Print Section Listen The pulley suture technique relies on the pulley effect of multiple loops of suture to permit the closure of wounds under even…

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The Dynamic Winch Stitch

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Synonym Print Section Listen Modified winch stitch Application Print Section Listen Like the standard winch stitch, this is a niche intraoperative tissue expansion approach. When closing wounds under marked tension,…

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The Running Bolster Suture

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Introduction Print Section Listen Application Print Section Listen This is a niche technique used for securing bolsters over top of skin grafts. It represents a running suture approach for tying…

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The Frost Suture

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Synonym Print Section Listen Temporary eyelid suspension suture Application Print Section Listen This is a niche approach, used to secure the lower eyelid margin in place to help prevent postoperative…

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The Hybrid Mattress Tip Stitch

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Synonym Print Section Listen Vertical mattress tip stitch Application Print Section Listen This technique is designed to bring three ends of tissue together, and is used in the context of…

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