1. Which of the interrupted patterns would provide the BEST apposition of this tissue?

a. Simple interrupted
b. Horizontal mattress
c. Vertical mattress
d. Cruciate

1. Answer

a. Simple interrupted

2. Which of the interrupted patterns provides the best skin apposition when the incision is under tension?

a. Cruciate
b. Horizontal mattress
c. Near-Far-Far-Near
d. Vertical mattress

2. Answer

c. Near-Far-Far-Near

3. Which of the interrupted patterns provides the quickest skin closure?

a. Simple continuous
b. Lembert
c. Connell
d. Intradermal

3. Answer

d. Intradermal

5. Which of the continuous patterns provides the strongest inverting closure?

a. Simple continuous
b. Ford Interlocking
c. Lembert
d. Cushing

5. Answer

c. Lembert

6. The apposition achieved with this intradermal pattern is poor. Which of the following BEST describes the technical error that produced the result?

a. The bites are placed too deeply
b. The bites are placed too superficially
c. Successive bites did not backtrack by half steps
d. There is too much tension present at the incision

6. Answer

a. The bites are placed too deeply

7. Which pattern is NOT appropriate to close this tissue?

a. Simple continuous
b. Horizontal mattress
c. Lembert
d. Connell

7. Answer

b. Horizontal mattress