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Surgical Skills and Theoretical Knowledge to be Mastered

Laboratory #2

Reference (bring to lab)

1. Fundamental Techniques in Veterinary Surgery

2. Mallinckrodt Veterinary -- Suture Use Manual

Techniques Covered

	Proper Instrument Handling(1:2-15)
	Square Knot --two hand and one hand techniques (1:40-41; 2: 24-30)
	Surgeon's Friction two hand knot (2:31-33)
	Deep Tie(2:34-35)
	Ligation around a hemostatic clamp (2:36-37)
	Instrument Square and Instrument Surgeon's knot (1:44-47;2:38-39)
	Simple Interrupted suture pattern (1:54; 1fig.3-1)
	Simple continuous suture pattern (1:57; 1: Fig.3-8)
	Horizontal mattress pattern(/A> (1:55; 1: Fig.3-2)
	Vertical mattress pattern (1:56; 1: Fig3-4)
	Burying the knot - simple interrupted suture pattern (1: 57; 1: Fig. 3-7 and 1:59; 1:Fig. 3-12 and 1: Fig. 3-13)
	Ford interlocking suture pattern (1:59-60; 1:Fig. 3-14 to 3-16)
	Lembert suture (1:60; 1: Fig. 3-17)
	Connell suture pattern (1: 61; 1: Fig. 3-19)
	Cushing suture pattern (1: 61; 1: Fig. 3-20)
	Subcuticular closure (1: 63; 1: Fig. 3-26)
	Subcutaneous closure (1: 64; 1: Fig. 3-27)
	Continuous everting mattress (1: 63; 1: Fig. 3-25)

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