Cosmetic outcomes of facial lacerations repaired with tissue-adhesive, absorbable, and nonabsorbable sutures

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 254-257

  Holger, Joel S ^a   Wandersee, Steve C ^a   Hale, David B ^a  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

octylcyanoacrylate; VACS; wound

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; CYANOACRYLIC ACID OCTYL ESTER; NYLON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SUTURE REMOVAL; SUTURING METHOD; TISSUE REPAIR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADULT; CYANOACRYLATES; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; MALE; NYLONS; SUTURES;

EID: 3142692140     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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