The advantages of direct defect closure over skin grafting or flaps are both obvious and well documented. There is no additional scarring, no donor site, and as only local skin is used, the tissue ...

The aim of this study was to compare 2 different methods of wound closure, subcuticular sutures vs staples, in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. The study endpoint was the 30-day incidence ...

There were 57% fewer wound complications after cesarean section with suture closure of the incision compared with staple closure, according to findings of a prospective, randomized controlled trial ...

A barbed suture is a self-anchoring knotless suture hypothesized to shorten suture time and reduce the tension point of the wound. The purpose of this study was to compare the barbed suture and the ...

POSTOPERATIVE hematoma, a complication apt to occur in wounds of more mobile areas or in fields requiring the undermining of covering structures, can be minimized by attention to the all-important ...