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Pediatric scalp laceration repair complicated by skin staple migration
1Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, CA 92123, USA.
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
|April 2, 1999
Abstract:
Skin staples are ideal for pediatric scalp laceration closure because of their rapidity of placement and economy and ease of use. We report two cases of rotatory staple migration necessitating improvised removal techniques. Clinicians should be alert for this complication, which may result from a combination of staple design, local anatomic factors, superficial placement, and prolonged delay prior to removal.