Cruciform stitch

Abstract

Among a number of seams, proposed at one time by various authors. For the connection of fabrics, two types prevail: continuous and knotted.
For several years I have been using a cruciform stitch for sewing fabrics, combining the positive qualities of both together. It is especially excellent when suturing the edges of the aponeurosis, with great effort brought closer to each other, as is sometimes the case with laparotomies; in the latter case, when using a cruciform suture, there is no thread cutting through the captured edges of the aponeurosis, despite the strong tension. This is the main advantage of this suture. In addition, when using this suture, a good convergence of the joined edges of the aponeurosis is achieved, the tightness of the areas where seams, and finally the last quality is time savings.

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