Arthroplasty Today, 2021 Background: Wound closure is a key, and often underrecognized, component of hip and knee arthroplasty. Methods for wound closure are an important consideration to better avoid wound-related adverse events; however, there is a lack of consensus on optimal
Brian P Chen
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A flexible repertoire of wound closure strategies precedes whole-body regeneration [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsWound closure is an essential aspect of regeneration, often serving as the first morphogenetic step preceding downstream events. Animals capable of whole-body regeneration can heal virtually any wound, but how the process of re-epithelialization compares
Allison P. Kann, Mansi Srivastava
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Is There an Optimal Wound Closure Technique for Major Posterior Spine Surgery? A Systematic Review
Global Spine Journal, 2018 Study Design: Systematic review. Objectives: In patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion: (1) What are the types and risks of wound complications in major (≥3 levels) surgery, and does the risk vary by number of levels fused? (2) What types of fascial
Amir Abdul-Jabbar +2 more
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Surgical and Clinical Outcomes Associated With the Use of Barbed Sutures and Self-Adhering Mesh System and Polymeric Glue for Wound Closure in Multilevel or Revision Spinal Surgery: A Matched Cohort Comparative Study With Conventional Wound Closure Procedure [PDF]
Neurospine, 2023 Objective Multilevel or revisional posterior spinal surgery is prone to infection and delayed wound healing, related with the wound closure time and suture strength. Knotless barbed suture is an innovative self-locking, multianchor suture.
Junho Mun +4 more
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Primary linear closure with closed suction wound drain after ileostomy takedown [PDF]
Korean Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2013 Purpose: Wound infection after ileostomy takedown is one of the significant complications. Conventional linear closure has been reported to be associated with a significantly higher incidence of wound infection. We aimed to evaluate the surgical outcomes
Mi Kyoung Hong +3 more
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2022 Background The study carries the aim to compare the clinical efficacy and economic outcomes of using barbed suture closure versus conventional closure for wounds after posterior long-segment lumbar surgery.
Kai Shi +5 more
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Impact of delayed sternal closure on wound infections following neonatal and infant cardiac surgery
PLoS ONE, 2022 Objectives Delayed sternal closure is a routine procedure to reduce hemodynamic and respiratory instability in pediatric patients following cardiac surgery, particularly in neonates and infants.
Maria von Stumm +9 more
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Comparative Study Between Coaptive Film Versus Suture For Wound Closure After Long Bone Fracture Fixation [PDF]
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2013 INTRODUCTION: Coaptive film (i.e., Steri-StripsTM) is an adhesive tape used to replace sutures in wound closure. The use of coaptive film for wound closure after long bone fracture fixation has not been well documented in the literature. METHODS: The aim
IM Anuar Ramdhan +5 more
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SUBCUTICULAR WITH INTERRUPTED SUTURING; TECHNIQUE FOR ABDOMINAL WOUND CLOSURE [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2010 Closure of the wound after surgery is a routine procedure and one of the first things that a surgeon in training should learn. A surgeon will successfully closes a thousand of wounds during his career, but the problem of wound infection remains ...
Mazin H AL-Hawaz +2 more
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Layered Closure Versus Retention Closure Technique for the Abdominal Wall in Midline Laparotomy: A Longitudinal Cohort Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Introduction: Midline laparotomy wound is closed in layers co-opting the various layers separately from historical times; however various methods of closure had come into vogue in the recent years. One such is the single layer mass closure technique,
Arumugam Murugan +2 more
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