Randomised controlled study of two different techniques of skin suture in endoscopic release of carpal tunnel.

Autor: Hansen TB; Department of Orthopaedics, Section of Hand Surgery, Orthopaedic Research Unit, Regional Hospital Holstebro, DK-7500 Holstebro, Denmark. tbhansen@dadlnet.dk, Kirkeby L, Fisker H, Larsen K
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery and hand surgery [Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg] 2009; Vol. 43 (6), pp. 335-8.
DOI: 10.1080/02844310902955763
Abstrakt: In a prospective, randomised trial of 54 hands in 47 patients incisions were randomised to be closed by either absorbable subcuticular (polyglytone 6211, Caprosyn), or non-absorbable interrupted (polybutester, Novafil), sutures after single-portal endoscopic release of the carpal tunnel. There was a significant reduction in pain scores on days 1 and 2 in the patients treated with an absorbable continuous subcuticular suture, and no difference in inflammation or infection. There was no difference in the cosmetic appearance between the two groups after three months.
Databáze: MEDLINE