Simple interrupted stitch [Neurosurgery Wiki]

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====== Simple interrupted stitch ======


The simple interrupted [[stitch]] is a [[suturing]] [[technique]] used to close [[wound]]s. It is the most commonly used [[technique]] in the closure of [[skin]]. It is known as an interrupted stitch because the individual stitches aren't connected; they are separate. Placing and tying each stitch individually is time-consuming, but this technique keeps the wound together even if one [[suture]] fails. It is simple, and relatively easy to place. A surgeon's [[knot]] or knots cross the wound perpendicularly. The knots should not be left over the [[wound]], but placed to one side in order to avoid [[scar]]ring and to make the removal of the stitches easier.
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=====  Single loop interrupted suture =====

see  [[Single loop interrupted suture]]