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Figure l-9 A and B, Com-
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bined vertical mattress tension

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suture and simple interrupted ~ - , t.
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appositional suture patterns.

C, Combination of vertical mat- --

tress sutures with bolsters and A ~ .. c
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simple interrupted appositional

sutures to close incisions under

tension.

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Figure l-10 A and B, Near-far-far-near

tension suture pattern. C and D, Far-near-

near-far tension suture pattern.

A c

B D

blood supply to the wound margins than inter- Other Tension Patterns

rupted horizontal mattress sutures. The vertical

mattress suture pattern can be used for concur- The near-far-far-near, far-near-near-far, and other

rent closure of skin and subcutis to eliminate dead variations are tension suture patterns occasionally

space. used in equine surgery ( see Pigure 3-10). They