The Running Diagonal Mattress Suture
Synonyms Print Section Listen Victory stitch, running V mattress Application Print Section Listen This is a modification of the running horizontal mattress suture, where suture material crosses the wound on…
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The Running Horizontal Mattress Suture with Intermittent Simple Loops
Introduction Print Section Listen Application Print Section Listen Like the standard running horizontal mattress suture, this is a running everting technique used for closure and epidermal approximation. It is useful,…
The Running Horizontal Mattress Suture
Introduction Print Section Listen Application Print Section Listen This is a frequently used running everting technique employed for closure and epidermal approximation. It is useful, especially on the face, to…
The Cruciate Mattress Suture
Synonym Print Section Listen Figure of 8 suture Application Print Section Listen This is an infrequently used technique that is a hybrid between a simple interrupted suture, a mattress suture,…
The Running Alternating Simple and Horizontal Mattress Suture
Synonym Print Section Listen Running combined mattress suture Application Print Section Listen This is a hybrid running everting technique used for closure and epidermal approximation. It incorporates a horizontal mattress…
The Inverting Horizontal Mattress Suture
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…
The Locking Horizontal Mattress Suture
Synonym Print Section Listen Modified locking horizontal mattress Application Print Section Listen This is a modification of the horizontal mattress suture, a frequently used everting technique used for closure and…
The Simple Running Suture
Introduction Print Section Listen Application Print Section Listen This is the standard running suture used for epidermal approximation. It may be used alone in the context of small wounds under…
The Horizontal Mattress Suture
Introduction Print Section Listen Application Print Section Listen This is a frequently used everting technique employed for closure and epidermal approximation. As with many interrupted techniques, it may be used…
The Depth-Correcting Simple Interrupted Suture
Synonym Print Section Listen Step-off correction suture Application Print Section Listen This technique is used to correct depth disparities when the depth of the epidermis on each side of an…
