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Foker technique, surgeons place traction sutures in the tiny esophageal ends and increase the tension on these sutures daily until the ends are close enough...

the globe. Some surgeons also suture one or both oblique muscles. Traction sutures or clamps may be applied to the horizontal rectus muscle insertions...

open an obstructed bowel, sutures used to hold a transplanted cornea in place, and treatment of tendon rupture, when sutures pull through the tendon. Evidence...

through a confined channel. The material undergoes circulation caused by tractions at the base of the channel and through the relative buoyancy of the material...

cases of strabismus is that of adjustable suture surgery. This technique allows for the adjustment of sutures after the initial procedure in order to theoretically...

head will remain flexed under traction, hence the name flexion point. The flexion point is located on the sagittal suture, 3 cm (about 1 inch) forward...

cerclage, a surgical technique that reinforces the cervical muscle by placing sutures above the opening of the cervix to narrow the cervical canal. Cerclage...

to move the entire maxilla forward using traction to stimulate an adjustment response of the maxillary sutures. Such an advancement would improve alignment...

absorbable sutures; to which effect, monofilament sutures are likelier to protrude, but have a lesser incidence rate of granulomas, whereas braided sutures are...

have not been used in human treatments, such as the use of a cast with sutures wrapped around the sternum and the use of internal and external splints...

Closure is accomplished with 5 to 6 horizontal mattress sutures of permanent braided suture approximating the anterior rectus tendons to the intact distal...

the passage of food. Catgut sutures were used by the ancient Romans as early as the 2nd century CE. They also used sutures with metallic hooks. Celsus...

surgical devices and techniques including the stomach tube and absorbable sutures. He has been called the "Father of American Surgery." Physick was born...

coating of the silk, which makes it suitable as non-absorbable surgical sutures. Sometimes wearing silk is suggested for people with atopic dermatitis...

shaped to conform to the birth canal and helps direct the force of the traction under the pubic bone. Forceps used for rotation of the fetal head should...

laparoscopically inserted to the rectouterine pouch whereupon gradual traction and distension are applied to create a neovagina.[citation needed] In treating...

umbrella of medical science). For example, while stitching technique for sutures is an art learned through practice, knowledge of what happens at the cellular...

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situated below the periosteum. While the chignon may cross suture lines, cranial sutures (strong tissue that is naturally found connecting the bones...