Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleProtection of the Buried Suture.AuthorsStegman, Samuel J.AbstractA technique of protecting a buried suture with the aid of an assistant to hold the edges of the wound together while the surgeon quickly places two regular cutaneous sutures on either side of the buried suture is described and illustrated.SubjectsSUTURES; LIGATURE (Surgery); WOUNDS &; injuries; SURGEONS; OPERATIVE surgery; SKIN diseasesPublicationJournal of Dermatologic Surgery & Oncology, 1982, Vol 8, Issue 10, p892ISSN0148-0812Publication typeArticleDOI10.1111/j.1524-4725.1982.tb04000.x