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. 2015 Sep 15;42(5):580–587. doi: 10.5999/aps.2015.42.5.580

Fig. 3. "Key" sutures.

Fig. 3

One or two additional absorbable mattress sutures (Vicryl 2-0, polyglactin 910) were placed between the temporoparietal fascia and the immobile deep temporal fascia. These are considered "key" sutures, as they bear the entire strain of the temporofrontal compound flap.