Closure of large wound with rubber elastic circular strips - case report

Elastic suture (shoelace technique) for fasciotomy closure after treatment of compartmental syndrome associated to tibial fracture

“…Several procedures have been described for closing this type of incision, using various types of materials; there are even reports on the use of properly sterilized common elastic string fixated to the skin adjacent to the incision with surgical suture, providing good approximation of the wound edges in just 5 days after the procedure, with full closure of the skin 20 days after surgery, without the need for secondary skin suture. 9 In the present case, the elastic suture effectively assisted the definitive closure of the fasciotomy incision allowing a secondary suture, and waived the need for an autograft skin, being a feasible, easy-to-perform, and low-cost technique.…”

Auxiliary Thread to Tie a Short Thread of a Running Suture

“…When finishing a continuous suture, often a thread segment is too short to be tied. In this situation, the knots are made with the aid of needle holders or hemostatic forceps, but the result may be unsatisfactory 1 , 2 , 3 . Another option is to fix it with another thread, which is tied with the short thread, increasing the cost of the operation.…”