Chapter 11
stainless steel - ANS-Which suture is MOST inert in tissue?
stainless steel
chromic gut
surgical silk
plain gut
chronic - ANS-What kind of wound is a sacral decubitus ulcer?
contusion
closed
chronic
clean
swaged - ANS-What is the term for a type of suture that has the strand of suture material
inserted into the hollowed-out needle end?
swaged
French-eye
crimped
closed eye
suture permanently swaged on an eyeless needle - ANS-Tissue trauma is minimized by using
which type of suture-needle combination?
suture loaded on a French-eyed taper needle
threaded suture on a closed-eye Keith needle
threaded suture on a closed-eye taper needle
suture permanently swaged on an eyeless needle
fascia - ANS-Which tissue layer of the abdominal wall provides the greatest strength and
support of the wound?
skin
fascia
subcutaneous fat
peritoneum
blunt - ANS-Which type of suture needle is used on friable tissue such as liver or kidney?
taper
cutting
trocar
blunt
, traction - ANS-What would be the type of suture placed temporarily in the tongue to hold it out of
the way in a maxillofacial procedure?
retention
purse-string
traction
suture ligature
True - ANS-A surgeon's choice of suture to be used is based on the surgeon's training, the
condition of the patient, the type of wound, and the conditions surrounding the surgical
intervention.
True
False
ischemia - ANS-If tissue is approximated too tightly, it can result in:
granulation
ischemia
keloids
adhesions
True - ANS-The tensile strength of suture material should equal the tensile strength of the tissue
into which suture is placed.
True
False
inflammatory - ANS-Which phase of healing for wounds closed by first intention begins within
minutes of the incision or injury?
proliferation
inflammatory
granulation
maturation
extracorporeal method - ANS-Which suture technique involves making a knot in the suture
outside of the body and then pushing it inside through a cannula?
extracorporeal method
intracorporeal method
figure-of-eight stick tie
secondary suture line
synthetic, nonabsorbable, monofilament with double-armed taper needles - ANS-Which type of
suture is often used to create a vascular anastomosis?
synthetic, nonabsorbable, monofilament with double-armed taper needles
synthetic, absorbable, multifilament on a 3/8 circle cutting needle
synthetic, nonabsorbable, multifilament on a 1/2 circle taper needle
synthetic, absorbable, monofilament on a Keith straight needle
stainless steel - ANS-Which suture is MOST inert in tissue?
stainless steel
chromic gut
surgical silk
plain gut
chronic - ANS-What kind of wound is a sacral decubitus ulcer?
contusion
closed
chronic
clean
swaged - ANS-What is the term for a type of suture that has the strand of suture material
inserted into the hollowed-out needle end?
swaged
French-eye
crimped
closed eye
suture permanently swaged on an eyeless needle - ANS-Tissue trauma is minimized by using
which type of suture-needle combination?
suture loaded on a French-eyed taper needle
threaded suture on a closed-eye Keith needle
threaded suture on a closed-eye taper needle
suture permanently swaged on an eyeless needle
fascia - ANS-Which tissue layer of the abdominal wall provides the greatest strength and
support of the wound?
skin
fascia
subcutaneous fat
peritoneum
blunt - ANS-Which type of suture needle is used on friable tissue such as liver or kidney?
taper
cutting
trocar
blunt
, traction - ANS-What would be the type of suture placed temporarily in the tongue to hold it out of
the way in a maxillofacial procedure?
retention
purse-string
traction
suture ligature
True - ANS-A surgeon's choice of suture to be used is based on the surgeon's training, the
condition of the patient, the type of wound, and the conditions surrounding the surgical
intervention.
True
False
ischemia - ANS-If tissue is approximated too tightly, it can result in:
granulation
ischemia
keloids
adhesions
True - ANS-The tensile strength of suture material should equal the tensile strength of the tissue
into which suture is placed.
True
False
inflammatory - ANS-Which phase of healing for wounds closed by first intention begins within
minutes of the incision or injury?
proliferation
inflammatory
granulation
maturation
extracorporeal method - ANS-Which suture technique involves making a knot in the suture
outside of the body and then pushing it inside through a cannula?
extracorporeal method
intracorporeal method
figure-of-eight stick tie
secondary suture line
synthetic, nonabsorbable, monofilament with double-armed taper needles - ANS-Which type of
suture is often used to create a vascular anastomosis?
synthetic, nonabsorbable, monofilament with double-armed taper needles
synthetic, absorbable, multifilament on a 3/8 circle cutting needle
synthetic, nonabsorbable, multifilament on a 1/2 circle taper needle
synthetic, absorbable, monofilament on a Keith straight needle
