SIMPLE OR INTEEEUPTED SUTURE. 



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Fig. 186. - Suture Forceps. 



Fia. 187.— Needle or Pin Holder. 



but is not always efficient from lack of rigidity, when a stronger 

 and less flexible implement becomes necessary. 



Sutures are of many kinds, some being superficial, others deep, 

 and otherwise classified, according to the requirements of their 

 application, into single, as when the thread or wire alone main- 

 taias the reunion, or compound, when it requires other and acces- 

 sory means, such as needles, pins, quills, etc., etc. 



1. The simple or interrupted suture (Fig. 188) is formed of dis- 

 tinct stitches between the borders of the wound, each being tied 



