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1. What is an absorbable synthetic braided suture?
o Answer: Vicryl
2. What is an absorbable synthetic monofilament suture?
o Answer: Monocryl
3. What are braided sutures?
o Answer: Multifilament - strength, less stiff, infection risk
4. What is a non-braided suture?
o Answer: Monofilament - more resistant to infection, more loose due
to lack of grip
5. What is a natural nonabsorbable suture?
o Answer: Surgical silk
6. What is a nonabsorbable synthetic suture?
o Answer: Nylon & Polypropylene
7. How does the diameter of sutures work?
o Answer: The smaller the number, the larger the strand (e.g., 2-0 =
large)
8. What suture size is commonly used for the face?
o Answer: 5-0 or 6-0
9. What suture size is commonly used for a 4-0 suture?
o Answer: Scalp, upper body, hand, lower body, over joints
10.What suture size is commonly used for the hands?
Answer: 4-0 or 5-0
, 11.What is the best suture for high-tension wounds, palms, feet, or over
joint areas?
Answer: Interrupted Horizontal mattress - everting that spreads tension
along the wound edge
12.What is the best suture for loose or thin skin?
Answer: Interrupted Vertical mattress - everting edges with greater closure
strength and wound tension distribution
13.How long should sutures be removed after 7-10 days for the upper body
and hands?
Answer: 7-10 days
14.How long should sutures be removed after 10-14 days for the scalp and
lower body?
Answer: 10-14 days
15.How long should sutures be removed after 14-21 days for areas over
joints?
Answer: 14-21 days
16.How long after surgery should sutures be removed for the face?
Answer: 4-5 days
17.What should be checked distal to the injury?
Answer: Movement, circulation, and sensation
18.What is the fastest type of wound closure, but has a higher risk of
wound infection?
Answer: Primary closure (primary intention)
19.What is wound granulation without closure called?
Answer: Secondary intention
20.What is delayed primary closure, where closure is done after a few days
to decrease infection risk?
Answer: Tertiary intention
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