Closure of hip wound, clips or subcuticular sutures: Does it make a difference?

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 124-129

  Singh, Bijayendra ^a,b   Mowbray, M A S ^a   Nunn, G ^a   Mearns, S ^a  

^a MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clips versus subcuticular vicryl; Discharge; Hip fractures; Inflammation; Wound closure; Wound complication

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUTURE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33745150452     PISSN: 09484817     EISSN: 14321068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-005-0043-2     Document Type: Article

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