Modified hair apposition technique as the primary closure method for scalp lacerations

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1050-1055

  Karaduman, Sevilay ^a   Yürüktümen, Aslihan ^b   Güryay, Sedef Melek ^a   Bengi, Fecri ^a   Fowler Jr , John R ^a  

^a KENT HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED HAIR APPOSITION TECHNIQUE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SCALP HAIR; STAPLER; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAIR; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCALP; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449514930     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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