How To Remove Vertical Mattress Sutures

Then extract the rest of the suture in the direction of the knot.

How to remove vertical mattress sutures. This video features a demonstration of a vertical mattress suture on a big legs. They also help to evert wound edges in situations where the skin is prone to naturally inverting into the wound. The vertical mattress stitch often called vertical donati stitch named after the italian surgeon mario donati is a suture type used to close skin wounds the advantages of the vertical mattress suture are that it provides closure for both deep and superficial layers and also allows perfect eversion and vertical opposition of the superficial skin edges.

This video will make a handy reference for any medical veterinary. Vertical mattress sutures are particularly useful in wounds under tension. The vertical mattress suture is one of the most common stitches used in western medicine.

The vertical mattress stitch has one deep throw and one superficial throw directly above and parallel to evert the skin edges. Follow the procedure for removing mattress interrupted sutures first removing the small visible portion of the suture if possible to prevent pulling it through and contaminating subcutaneous tissue. This is an especially useful technique for areas where skin is lax or thin and.