The shoelace technique for wound closure in open fractures: Report of early experience

Injury

Volumn 28, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 593-595

  Dodenhotf, R M ^a,b   Howell, G E D ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPEN FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031277712     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(97)00095-8     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. 1 Gustilo R. B. and Anderson J. T. Prevention of infection in the treatment of one thousand and twenty five open fractures of long bones: Retrospective and prospective analyses. J Bone Joint Surg 1976; 58A: 453.
2. 2 Harris I. Gradual closure of fasciotomy wounds using a vessel loop shoelace. Injury 1993; 24(8): 565.