Suturing Principles and Techniques in Laboratory Animal Surgery

"Regardless of how a wound occurs, it represents a disruption of normal tissue, and when a wound cannot heal by itself, a method must be employed to provide the wounded tissue with strength and stability until it heals. The most common methods used for this purpose are sutures, staples, and tissue g [...]
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"Regardless of how a wound occurs, it represents a disruption of normal tissue, and when a wound cannot heal by itself, a method must be employed to provide the wounded tissue with strength and stability until it heals. The most common methods used for this purpose are sutures, staples, and tissue glue. Whether you are an experienced surgeon, instructor, trainer, or beginning technician, this book can be used to introduce the materials and instruments required for suturing. These topics are covered: instrumentation; needle types and applications; suture material, packaging and applications. Additionally, various suture patterns and associated principles for proper knot tying are thoroughly covered, including step-by-step descriptions"--Provided by publisher.