Reusable loop stitches for inspection of grafts.
Reusable loop stitches are a good method of securing the stent in skin grafts. Two suture methods are presented: the free-loop and the loose-loop suture technique. Their main advantage is that they provide a loop of suture that can be repeatedly rethreaded with suture, thereby permitting reexaminations and re-stentings of the graft site without additional anesthesia.
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Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison 53792.
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Olansky
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D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures