A new device for sutureless skin closure "The Zipper"

Annali Italiani di Chirurgia

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 75-79

  Carcoforo, P ^a   Jorizzo, E F ^a   Maestroni, U ^a   Soliani, G ^a   Navarra, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Skin closure; Surgical zipper

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN; STAPLER; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL STAPLERS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES;

EID: 0036046682     PISSN: 0003469X     EISSN: 2239253X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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