The corner stitch is a common suture technique.[1] It used to close wounds that are angled or Y-shaped without appreciably compromising blood supply to the wound tip.[2][3]
The corner stitch is a variation of the horizontal mattress stitch, and is sometimes called the "half-buried horizontal mattress stitch".[4] The needle enters the skin on one side of the obtuse angle of the wound, passes through the deep dermis of the corner flap, and is re-inserted through the dermis of the other side of the obtuse wound angle. It finally re-emerges through the epidermis on the side of the obtuse angle, adjacent to the initial entry point.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Zuber, TJ (1998), "Skin biopsy, excision, and repair techniques", Soft tissue surgery for the family physician, Kansas City, Missouri: American Academy of Family Physicians, pp. 100–6
- ^ Stegman, SJ; Tromovitch, TA; Glogau, RG (1982). Basics of dermatologic surgery. Chicago: Year Book Medical. pp. 42–5.
- ^ Zitelli, JA; Moy, RL (1989). "Buried vertical mattress suture". The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology. 15 (1): 17–9. doi:10.1111/j.1524-4725.1989.tb03107.x. PMID 2642931.
- ^ Zuber, Thomas (December 15, 2002). "The Mattress Sutures: Vertical, Horizontal, and Corner Stitch". American Family Physician. 66 (12): 2231–6. PMID 12507160. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
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