Figure 1From: Interrupted or continuous slowly absorbable sutures – Design of a multi-centre randomised trial to evaluate abdominal closure techniques INSECT-Trial [ISRCTN24023541] Principles of continuous abdominal wall closure. A Anchorage of the suture cranially/caudally outside the incision B Intersection of the loops in the middle of the incision C Knotting of each loop Images reprinted with courtesy of Mrs. B. Wiehn, BBD Aesculap, Tuttlingen Germany Back to article page