inverting suture

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• inverting suture — a type of suture used in intestinal anastomosis to appose and invert the serosal surfaces of the two segments, as in Cushing sutures and Lembert sutures …   Medical dictionary

• Suture — The word suture has several uses in medicine, including: {{}}Cranial suture A type of joint between the bones of the skull where the bones are held tightly together by fibrous tissue. A surgical suture Thread like material used to sew tissue… …   Medical dictionary

• Cushing suture — a type of continuous inverting suture used for closing the seromuscular layers in surgery of the gastrointestinal tract. See Plate 41 …   Medical dictionary

• Lembert suture — a type of inverting suture commonly used in gastrointestinal surgery. The needle is inserted a short distance away from the incision, brought through the serous and muscular coats but not the submucosa, and brought out near the edge of the… …   Medical dictionary

• Vertical mattress — is a suture technique most commonly used in areas like the palm of the hand to provide support to the skin edges from inverting it has a far far near near order of bites. The knot will is perpendicular adjacent to the wound edge.This type of… …   Wikipedia