SURGICAL SUTURES
Classification of suture types
- According to layer: One layer (if we approximate only one layer of tissues), two or more layers
- According to depth: one or two lines (rarely more lines)
- According to length: interrupted or continuous suture line
General rules of the stitches:
- Not too close to the margin of the wound
- Stitches should be placed in the same distance
- Knots should be placed out of the wound line
- No wrinkles or gaps
- Avoid the overturn of the edges of the wound (exception purse-string ligature)
