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Record 1 1987-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
DEF

Any stitch which is placed across two sides of skin, intestine, a vessel, or tissue, and then tied, thus approximating the edges. This technique is repeated for the length of the wound.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
CONT

Les sutures à points séparés : L'aiguille courbe est introduite à un ou deux millimètres de l'une des berges, elle charge plus largement en profondeur qu'en surface, ressort par la tranche cutanée où elle est reprise par le porte-aiguille. Elle pique ensuite l'autre bord de la profondeur vers la surface, symétriquement, prenant toujours davantage en profondeur qu'en surface.

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