The application of dermatotraction for primary skin closure
| Autor: | G. Edward Copeland, Michael Zlowodzki, Daniel J. Marek, Peter A. Cole |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Open wounds medicine.medical_treatment Tissue Expansion Closure (topology) Risk Assessment Fracture Fixation Internal Fractures Open Spinal needles medicine Humans CLIPS computer.programming_language Wound Healing integumentary system business.industry Suture Techniques General Medicine Ulna Fractures Secondary intention Surgery Treatment Outcome Skin grafting Wound closure Wounds Gunshot business computer Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | American journal of surgery. 190(1) |
| ISSN: | 0002-9610 |
| Popis: | Management of an open wound is a problem frequently encountered in the treatment of fractures. Skin grafting, rotational flaps, free flaps, and healing by secondary intention add a considerable amount of morbidity and cost to the patient. Therefore, it is ideal to obtain primary closure when possible. This communication describes a technique that uses spinal needles, using towel clips and the natural stretching ability of the skin to enable primary closure of wounds. The technique described uses dermatotraction to stretch the skin is a cost-effective way to achieve primary closure of large wounds with supplies that are readily available in every operating room. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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