1st Edition
Suturing Principles and Techniques in Laboratory Animal Surgery Manual and DVD
Instrumentation
Introduction
Needle Holder
Tissue Forceps
Operating Scissors
Scalpel Handle
Blade
Work Cited
Needle Types
Introduction
Needle Components
-The Eye
-The Body
-The Point
Work Cited
Suture Material
Suture Selection
-Monofilament and Multifilament
-Absorbable and Nonabsorbable
The Package
Principles to Remember When Choosing Suture
Work Cited
Suture Pattern Descriptions And DVD Narration
Pattern: Square Knot/Suture Knot
Pattern: Surgeon’s Knot
Pattern: Simple Interrupted
Pattern: Simple Continuous
Pattern: Ford Interlocking Or Lockstitch
Pattern: Cruciate
Pattern: Interrupted Horizontal Mattress
Pattern: Continuous Horizontal Mattress
Pattern: Subcuticular
Pattern: Skin Staples
Pattern: Skin Staples—Removal
Pattern Or Technique: Suture Ligation
Suture Patterns: Handouts
Square Knot/Suture Knot
Surgeon’s Knot
Simple Interrupted
Simple Continuous
Ford Interlocking or Lockstitch
Cruciate
Interrupted Horizontal Mattress
Continuous Horizontal Mattress
Subcuticular
Skin Staples
Skin Staples: Removal
Study Breaks: DVD Narration
Suture Considerations for Exotics and Other Species
Introduction
Rabbit
Ferret
Birds
Reptiles And Amphibians
Fish
Works Cited
Glossary
Index
Biography
John J. Bogdanske is a training coordinator at the Research Animal Resources Center (RARC), University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.
Scott Hubbard-Van Stelle is a training coordinator at the Research Animal Resources Center (RARC), University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.
Margaret Rankin Riley is a training coordinator at the Research Animal Resources Center (RARC), University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.
Beth M. Schiffman is a training coordinator at the Research Animal Resources Center (RARC), University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.
