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- Title
Laurence’s stitch: continuous horizontal mattress suture for skin closure.
- Authors
Botchu, R.; Gopalakrishnan, N.; Slater, R. N. S.
- Abstract
Various techniques have been described for closure of surgical wounds. These include, subcuticular technique, interrupted vertical mattress, clips, etc. We report a technique of continuous horizontal mattress for skin closure using absorbable suture material. This technique is quick and easy to master, avoid gaping of wound, good cosmesis and is suitable for all wound sizes.
- Subjects
OPERATIVE surgery; SUTURING; SUTURES; TRAUMA surgery; ORTHOPEDIC surgery
- Publication
European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, 2007, Vol 17, Issue 4, p421
- ISSN
1633-8065
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00590-007-0204-6