Comparison of clips versus sutures in orthopaedic wound closure

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 16-18

  Murphy, Martin ^a,b   Prendergast, Peter ^a   Rice, John ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Laburnum Park   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Clip; Skin; Staple; Suture; Wound

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLIP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; ESTHETICS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL WOUND; SUTURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 3042840742     PISSN: 09484817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-003-0121-2     Document Type: Article

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