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aller retour

English translation: simple continuous (suture)


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00:16 Nov 21, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Instruments / Suture type
French term or phrase: aller retour
excision of the tumour removing the superior third of the vagina to which it is firmly attched — closure of vagina with a Surjet ***aller retour*** de vicyrl n° 2

Can't find this anywhere in english, what type of suture is this?

http://dictionnaire.reverso.net/francais-anglais/aller retou...

A stitch in time saves nine, thank you in advance!
Kelly Harrison
Local time: 18:18
English translation:simple continuous (suture)
Explanation:
back and forth, back and forth (i.e. over and over and over and over again).

Compare:

Surjet aller-retour
http://i.imgur.com/AZACj.png

and

See Figure 18
http://is.gd/PMpWM9
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Bryan Crumpler
United States
Local time: 12:18
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4 +1simple continuous (suture)
Bryan Crumpler
4outward-return (running suture)
trebla


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(surjet) aller retour
simple continuous (suture)


Explanation:
back and forth, back and forth (i.e. over and over and over and over again).

Compare:

Surjet aller-retour
http://i.imgur.com/AZACj.png

and

See Figure 18
http://is.gd/PMpWM9


Bryan Crumpler
United States
Local time: 12:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Nice one Bryan!


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outward-return (running suture)


Explanation:
Refer to the abstract of this medical paper:
Revue de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique - Vol. 93 - N° 4 - p. 381-384 - Réparation du pronator quadratus par surjet aller-retour dans la voie de Henry


    Reference: http://www.em-consulte.com/article/131936
trebla
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