Staple vs. subcuticular vicryl skin closure in knee replacement surgery: A spectrophotographic assessment of wound characteristics

Knee

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 239-243

  Graham, D A ^a   Jeffery, J A ^a,b   Bain, D ^a   Davies, P ^a   Bentley, G ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knee arthroplasty; Skin closure methods; Skin staples; Spectrophotographic techniques; Subcuticular vicryl

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TISSUE OXYGENATION; TISSUE PERFUSION; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033694422     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0160(00)00055-7     Document Type: Article

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