Sutures

All Resolutions

Closure of wounds.

Artist

Name:: Léveillé, Jean-Baptiste
Dates:: 1769-1829
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Science & Technology
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Davesne
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Columbia University Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d'anatomie chirurgicale, vol. 1
Authors:: Bernard, Claude; Huette, Charles
Publisher:: Paris: Méquignon-Marvis Fils, 1848
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Description:

Examples of different types of sutures and the instruments required to use them.

Adhesive plasters
Interrupted suture
Continued or glover’s suture
Quilled suture
Zig-zag suture
Twisted suture
Needle-carrier
Needles
Needles

The caption reads in the original French: Réunions.

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{{cite web | title=Sutures | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/sutures/ | author=Léveillé, Jean-Baptiste | year=1848 | access-date=May 21, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}