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ing rise to excessive inflammation or ulceration if the swelling 

 should be extreme. Elastic cords or bands have an important 

 advantage in their proj^erty of yielding to the inflammatory swell- 

 ing, as it develops itself while avoiding dangerous or unnecessary 

 traction. 



Fig. 180.— Various Sutured Needles. 



Suture needles are made in countless forms and numbers, 

 straight and curved, and of diffei-ent lengths and dimensions, but 

 having, all of them, flat points. "\,\Tien metaUic sutiu'es are used, 

 their extremity is grooved to receive the wire in such a manner 

 that its double thickness will not interfere with its passage 

 through the skin. 



