suture

(su’tir) [L. sautu’ra]. 1. A surgical stitch or seam. 2. The line of junction of adjacent cranial or facial bones. Albert’s s., a form of Czerny suture in which the first row of stitches is pa ed through the entire thickne of the intestine. antiseptic s., a suture made with material that has been rendered antiseptic. Appolito’s 8., a continued (Gicly’s suture. apposition s., a suture that includes only the skin: used for the exact approximation of the cutaneous edges of a wound. approx tion 8., a deep suture for securing apposition of the deep ti ues of a wound. base-ball 8., a form of continuous suture carried all around a wound. basilar s., one separating the basilar proce of the occipital bone from the body of the sphenoid. bastard s. See sutura notha. Béclard’s s., a through-and-through suture in which the necdle is threaded with a white and a colored thread. When the suture is withdrawn, the white thread is pulled from one end and the colored one from the other. Bell’s 5., a form of glovers’ suture in which the needle is pa ed from within outward alternately on the two edges of the wound. Bertrandi’s 8., a continuous suture pa ing back and forth or to and fro. Boui on’s s., an intestinal suture made by pa ing pins in and out on each side of the wound and drawing it together by threads pa ed around the pins. Bozeman’s8., a form of button-suture. buried 8., a series of stitches concealed by the skin. button-s., one pa ed through button-like disks to prevent the thread from cutting. catgut s., one made with catgut. circular s., one which is applied to the entire circumference of an organ. clavate s., a quilled suture. coaptation s. Same as apposition s. cobblers’ s., one made with a thread armed with two needles. compound s., a quilled suture. Connell's s., a suture for circular enterorrhaphy, in which one half of the lumen of the intestine is sutured by stitching through all the coats, and the other half is then closed by continuous suture. continuous 8. Sec glovers' s. coronal s., that formed by the union of the frontal bones with the two parietal bones. Cushing’s 8., a form of continuous Lembert suture. zerny'’s 5. 1. An intestinal suture in which the thread is pa ed through the mucous membrane alone. 2. A method of uniting a ruptured tendon by splitting one of the ends and suturing the other in the slit. Czerny- Lembert 8., a combination of Czerny’s and Lembert’s sutures in circular enterorrhaphy. den- te 8., one in which the opposed edges of the bones are toothed or jagged. 8., one in which the stitches are made through two strips of adhesive plaster applied along either edge of Of or pertaining to a suture; Button-suture. Quilled suture. Quilt suture. 4 ς a ὁ. τ Jobert’s suture for complete transverse division of gut: Tendon sutures: a, of Le Fort; 6, of Le Dentu; a, serous; 6, muscular; c, mucous coat. c, of Lejars. Wélfler’s suture. Twisted suture. Gu enbauer’s suture. Lembert’s suture: a, serous; cular; ¢, mucous co; a wound. Dupuytren’s s., a continuous Lembert suture. Duvergier’s s., the suturation of an intestine over a section of a calf’s trachea. Emmert’s s., a serics of double Lembert sutures used in closing intestinal wounds. eth moi do frontal s., the suture between the ethmoid and frontal bones. eth moi do lacrimal s., the junction of the ethmoid and lacrimal bones. eth moi do maxillary s., the line of union between the orbital surface of the body of the maxilla and the os planum of the ethmoid bone. eth moi do sphenoid s., the suture between the ethmoid and sphenoid bones. false 8., any suture in which there is no real interlocking of the bones, as in a harmonic or a squamous suture. figure of-eight s., harelip suture. frontal s., a suture in children between the lateral halves of the frontal bone. It sometimes persists throughout life. frontolacrimal s., the line of junction between the upper edge of the lacrimal and the orbital plate of the frontal bones. frontoma- 8., the suture between the frontal and malar bones. frontomaxillary 8., the suture between the frontal bone and_ superior maxilla. frontoparietal s., the coronoid suture. frontosphenoid s., extends between the frontal and sphenoid bones. frontotemporal 8., the suture between the frontal and temporal bones. Gély’s 8., a continuous suture for intestinal wounds, made by a thread with a needle at each end, and consisting of a series of cro stitches closing the wound. glovers’ s. 1. A suture made by pa ing the needle through each lip of the wound from within outward. 2. A continuous suture in which each stitch is looped through the one preceding it. Gu enbauer’s 8., a figure-of-8 suture for a rent of the intestine. Halsted’s s., a plain quilt-suture for suturing a wound in the intestine. hare ip s.,a suture in which the edges of the wound are approximated by a large pin thrust through them, the position of the edges being maintained by a thread twisted in a figure-of-8 position about the ends of the pin. Called also pin-s. and twisted ς. Harris’ s., a suture for uniting circular wounds of the intestine. The mucous membrane of the distal portion is denuded; the proximal end is then pa ed over the denuded distal end and sutured. implanted s., a suture made by pa ing pins into the flesh parallel to the wound. The pins are drawn together with threads, thus closing the lips of the wound. incisives. Same as premaxillary s. india-rubber s., a harelip or twisted suture in which rubber rings are used instead of threads. infra-orbital 8., an occasional suture from the infra-orbital foramen to the infra-orbital groove. intermaxillary s., the line of junction of the two halves of the superior maxillary bone below the anterior nasal spine. inter nasal s., one between the two nasal bones. interparietal s., the sagittal suture. interrupted s., a series of stitches placed separately at short distances from each other to keep together the edges of a wound. intradermic s., a suture applied parallel with the edges of the wound, but below the surface of the skin, the needle being entered at opposite points of the deep portions of the skin. Jobert’s s., an interrupted suture of various kinds for a divided intestine, the upper end being invaginated into the lower. knotted 8., an interrupted suture the stitches of which are tied with knots. lace s., a set of fine stitches closing a wound or fistula. lacrimoconchal 8., the line of junction of the lacrimal with the inferior turbinated bone. lacrimomaxillary 8., a suture on the inner wall of the orbit between the lacrimal bone and the maxilla. lambdoid s., a cranial suture between the occipital and parietal bones. lead-plate s., one the ends of which are fastened to plates of lead. Le Dentu’s 8., for a divided tendon: Two stitches are pa ed on either side, right and left, and are tied in front; a third is taken from right to left above and below