EMERGENCY MEDICINE

The Fascial Plication Suture

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Introduction Print Section Listen Application Print Section Listen This technique is designed for wounds under marked tension, especially those on the back and shoulders. It is a deep technique, permitting…

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The Corset Plication Suture

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Synonym Print Section Listen Running fascial plication suture Application Print Section Listen This technique is designed for wounds under marked tension, especially those on the back and shoulders, and can…

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The Guitar String Suture

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Introduction Print Section Listen Application Print Section Listen This is a niche technique useful for reducing the size of a defect prior to flap or graft repair in wounds under…

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The Tie-Over Suture

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Introduction Print Section Listen Application Print Section Listen This technique is useful when attempting to recreate a natural sulcus when the defect lies parallel to the sulcus. It involves encircling…

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The Dog-Ear Tacking Suture

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Introduction Print Section Listen Application Print Section Listen This is a niche technique used for reducing the appearance of dog ears, or standing cones, at the ends of elliptical excisions…

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The Imbrication Suture

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Introduction Print Section Listen Application Print Section Listen This technique is designed for wounds under marked tension, especially those on the scalp and upper forehead. It is a deep tissue…

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The Percutaneous Suspension Suture

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Introduction Print Section Listen Application Print Section Listen Like the traditional suspension suture, this is a niche technique designed to fix the edge of a defect to a deeper structure,…

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The Suspension Suture

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Synonyms Print Section Listen Pexing suture, ImPli, tacking suture Application Print Section Listen This is a niche technique designed to fix one or both edges of a defect to a…

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The Pulley Set-Back Dermal Suture

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Synonyms Print Section Listen Pulley Kantor suture, double set-back suture, double set-back dermal suture Application Print Section Listen This technique is best used in areas under very significant tension. In…

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