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==Vertical Mattress==
==Vertical Mattress==
[[Image:2000px-Vertical mattress suture.png|left|thumb|150px|<p>Vertical Mattress Suture Pattern</p><sup>©Author: Olek Remesz(2007)Source: Wikipedia Commons</sup>]]
[[Image:2000px-Vertical mattress suture.png|left|thumb|150px|<p>Vertical Mattress Suture Pattern</p><sup>©Author: Olek Remesz(2007)Source: Wikipedia Commons</sup>]]
Vertical mattress sutures are placed so that the external suture material is aligned at 90° to the wound edge.
There are many other styles of suture pattern used for specific surgeries such as orthopaedics.
There are many other styles of suture pattern used for specific surgeries such as orthopaedics.