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. 1987 Sep;13(9):973-8.
doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1987.tb00573.x.

The suspension suture

S J Salasche, R Jarchow, B D Feldman, M J Devine-Rust, J Adnot

The suspension suture

S J Salasche et al. J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 1987 Sep.

Abstract

The suspension suture is a tension-reducing stitch that anchors the undersurface of a flap or elliptical wound edge to the underlying periosteum. The technique of placing the stitch is described and the indications for and the benefits derived from its use are discussed.

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