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Step 6.
Advance First Single-Wrap
Throw to Wound Surface
With the suture ends grasped in the palms of
the surgeon’s hands, the tips of the index
fingers and thumbs position the suture ends
in a direction (arrows) perpendicular to that
of the wound. The surgeon applies constant
tension to the suture ends, which advances
the first single-wrap throw of the square knot
to the surface of the wound. Advancement of
the first throw is complete when the divided
skin edges of the mid-portion of the wound
are approximated.