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Chapter-28 Surgical Suturing

BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Surgery for Dental Students

Author
1. Marwah Sanjay
ISBN
9788184487459
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11623_28
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2010
Pages
8
Author Affiliations
1. Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
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Abstract

Suturing is defined as sewing together two tissues using suture threaded on a needle. This chapter describes various types of surgical needles and suture materials, principles of their selection and usage. The types of surgical knots and method of suturing is given and explained with the help of simple line diagrams.

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