| Autor: |
Jingjing Chen, Yan Mo, Yadan Chen, Zhouji Ma, Siyun Shen, Hong Sang, Qian Tan, Ran Mo |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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BMC Surgery, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1471-2482 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12893-024-02390-7 |
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Abstract Purpose To investigate the application and effectiveness of tension-reducing suture in the repair of hypertrophic scars. Methods A retrospective analysis of clinical data was conducted on 82 patients with hypertrophic scars treated at the Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital from September 2021 to December 2022. Patients were operated with combination of heart-shaped tension-reducing suturing technique and looped, broad, and deep buried (LBD) suturing technique or conventional suture method. Outcomes of surgical treatment were assessed before and 6 months after surgery using the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) and the Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS). Results Improvements were achieved on scar quality compared to that preoperatively, with a reduction in scar width (1.7 ± 0.6 cm vs. 0.7 ± 0.2 cm, P |
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