. The principles and practice of modern surgery. CURE OF OPEN WOUNDS. 125 4. The Quilled Suture is performed by passing a sufficient number ofligatures as in the interrupted suture. But instead of being Fig. lo. tied to their opposite neigh-bors, all the threads on eachside of the wound are fastenedto a quill, or bougie, or roll ofplaster. This suture is nownearly or quite obsolete; it wasformerly supposed to be veryadvantageous in pressing the deep parts of a wound together. 5. The Dry Suture was made by sticking a strip of adhesive plaster,or (before that was invented) a strip of linen, smea
. The principles and practice of modern surgery. CURE OF OPEN WOUNDS. 125 4. The Quilled Suture is performed by passing a sufficient number ofligatures as in the interrupted suture. But instead of being Fig. lo. tied to their opposite neigh-bors, all the threads on eachside of the wound are fastenedto a quill, or bougie, or roll ofplaster. This suture is nownearly or quite obsolete; it wasformerly supposed to be veryadvantageous in pressing the deep parts of a wound together. 5. The Dry Suture was made by sticking a strip of adhesive plaster,or (before that was invented) a strip of linen, smeared with white of eggand flour, to the skin on each side of the wound. The adjacent marginsof the plaster or linen were then sewed together. (4) The fourth indication is to keep down inflammation; that is, toprevent it from surpassing the degree necessary for adhesion. This isto be effected by opening the bowels, lowering the diet, enjoining rest,avoiding tight bandages, and every other source of irritation and con-striction, and maintaining th
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