Suture
- Plasticity
- Tensile strength
- Capillarity - ANS-Physical characteristics of suture material are:
- Plasticity
- Tensile strength
- Capillarity
- Coefficient of friction
2 - 3 weeks - ANS-The tensile strength of lactic and glycolic acid polymers is sufficient for
approximation of tissues for:
2 - ANS-When closing a Pfannenstiel incision, how many layers of the anterior rectus sheath
are closed in the fascial stitch?
4 inches - ANS-To properly load a free needle the scrub person pulls the suture material through
the eye of the needle ______to help prevent the material from being pulled out during suturing.
90 - ANS-When placing a stitch, the needle should enter the skin at _____ degrees to the skin.
A single smooth fiber forming a strand - ANS-Monofilament suture is:
Absorbable - ANS-The suture creating the greatest tissue reaction is:
All of these - ANS-Complications of a knot coming untied are:
1) Evisceration
2) Dehiscence
3) Loss of assisting opportunities
4) Infection
All of these - ANS-Qualities of suture that effect selection are:
An everting stitch - ANS-The horizontal mattress is:
Aponeurosis - ANS-An expansive tendinous sheet that projects from a muscle is called:
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