A suture is the name given to the stitches used to close a wound or during an operation. The suture lines are the line of sutures used that remain visible even after the sutures have been removed.
4.0 Vicryl is a type of absorbable synthetic suture made from a copolymer of glycolic acid and lactic acid. It is commonly used in surgical procedures for soft tissue approximation and ligation, as it provides good tensile strength and is absorbed by the body over time, typically within 60 to 90 days. The "4.0" refers to the suture's size, with smaller numbers indicating thicker sutures. Vicryl sutures are particularly favored due to their ease of handling and minimal tissue reactivity.
the cpt code for suture of superficial wounds of cheek: one 1-cm laceration one 3-cm laceration and one 2-cm laceration?
The doctor used a needle and thread to suture the wound on the patient's arm.
Laceration repair means suturing of a wound.
Perineorrhaphy is the medical term meaning suture of the perineum (area between the rectum and the vagina) to repair a laceration (tear) that usually occurs or is made surgically during the delivery of the fetus.
The CPT code for a simple suture of a facial laceration under local anesthetic is typically 12001, which is used for the repair of a superficial wound in the face, ears, eyelids, scalp, neck, hands, feet, and mucous membranes. For more specific cases or variations in the complexity of the suturing, other codes such as 12002 or 12004 may be applicable. Always verify with the latest coding guidelines for accurate billing.
Arteriorrhaphy is the medical term for suture of an artery. This is when a surgeon will close up an artery. If an artery was severed, they would reattach both sides of the blood vessel walls, like stitching up a deep cut. A related term, angiorrhaphy, means suture of any vessel.
Tracheorrhaphy is a surgical procedure to repair a tear or laceration in the trachea (windpipe). It involves suturing the damaged tissue together to restore the integrity of the trachea and improve breathing function. Tracheorrhaphy is typically performed in cases of trauma or injury to the trachea.
The squamous suture connects the parietal and temporal bones in the skull.
The suture that goes in between the two parietal bones (left and right) is called the saggital suture. That is the main suture that runs in the middle of the top of your head. The parietal bones articulate with the occipital bone at the lambdoidal suture and with the temporal bones (left and right where the ears are), at the squamosal suture. Finally the parietal bones both meet with the frontal bone at the coronal suture. But the main suture between the parietals again is the saggital suture.Lambdoidal suture connects the two parietal bones together.
The sagittal suture is most likely to contain sutural bones. Sutural bones are small bones found within the sutures of the skull, and the sagittal suture is the largest and most complex cranial suture which can exhibit these bones.
Splenorrhaphy is the medical term meaning surgical suture of the spleen.
Squamous suture (separates the temporal bone from the parietal bone), Coronal suture (separates the frontal bone from the parietal bone), Sagittal suture (separates the parietal bones) and the Lamboid suture (separates the occipital bone from the parietal bone)