Horizontal mattress is a suture technique most commonly used in areas where any artifacts should be kept at a minimum. The knot is parallel adjacent to the wound edge.
Uses
In chest drains this suture is used as "the wound closure" suture as it allows the incisions to maintain their linear shape, reducing discomfort and scarring. [http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/58/suppl_2/ii53 - BTS guidelines for inserting chest drains.]
References
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mattress suture horizontal — a suturing method in which the stitches are made parallel with the edges of the wound and the material crosses deeply from one side to the other. See Plate 41 … Medical dictionary
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Wire mattress — Wire Wire (w[imac]r), n. [OE. wir, AS. wir; akin to Icel. v[=i]rr, Dan. vire, LG. wir, wire; cf. OHG. wiara fine gold; perhaps akin to E. withy. [root]141.] [1913 Webster] 1. A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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