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SURJET SIMPLE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-04-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- running whip stitch 1, record 1, English, running%20whip%20stitch
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- running whipstitch 2, record 1, English, running%20whipstitch
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The incision was closed using 3.0 nylon in a running whipstitch ... 2, record 1, English, - running%20whip%20stitch
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- surjet simple
1, record 1, French, surjet%20simple
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Surjet simple -- Il débute par un point simple perpendiculaire à l'axe de la plaie. Les trajets sont cutanéo-dermiques et bien répartis. Ils peuvent être obliques par rapport à la tranche ou perpendiculaires. Le fil est serré modérément pour éviter une invagination des berges. Les séquelles esthétiques ne sont pas négligeables, ce surjet est donc souvent utilisé en zone non visible (cuir chevelu, zone rétro-auriculaire). 2, record 1, French, - surjet%20simple
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le surjet simple enchaîne les points de façon naturelle. [Il] peut être le moyen exclusif de suture d'une plaie cutanée [et] affronte bien là où un surjet intradermique peut être difficile à placer correctement, du fait d'un manque de congruence des berges ou du siège de la suture (zone pileuse par exemple). 3, record 1, French, - surjet%20simple
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1984-10-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sewing Techniques and Stitching
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- simple overcast stitch 1, record 2, English, simple%20overcast%20stitch
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Techniques d'exécution et points de couture
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- surjet simple
1, record 2, French, surjet%20simple
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Key term(s)
- point de surjet simple
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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