There are many different types of suturing techniques (stitches)in wound closure and tissue approximation.Which type of stitches are used to reinforce the primary suture line with heavy,strong suture material in an obese patient with high tension on the wound closure?
A) Interrupted stitches
B) Retention stitches
C) Purse-string stitches
D) Subcuticular stitches

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Retention stitches are used to reinforce the primary suture line.Heavy,strong suture material is used.Other types of stitches include interrupted stitches,in which each stitch is made with a separate piece of suture material and tied separately; continuous or "running" stitches,in which the stitch is made with one uninterrupted length of suture material; subcuticular stitches,in which a stitch is placed completely under the epidermal layer of the skin; and purse-string stitches,where a stitch runs parallel to the edge and encircles a circular wound.

There Are Many Different Types of Suturing Techniques (Stitches)in Wound