The donati stitch revisited: Favorable cosmetic results in a randomized clinical trial

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 131-134

  Trimbos, J B ^a   Mouw, R ^a   Ranke, G ^a   Trimbos, K B ^a   Zwinderman, K ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Donati's stitch; Laparotomy scar; Scar cosmetics; Skin closure; Vertical mattrass suture; Wound eversion; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

NYLON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAR; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN; SKIN COLOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0036402637     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.2002.6486     Document Type: Article

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