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D B Drake1, A J Gear, P M Mazzarese
1Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908, USA.
The Journal of Emergency Medicine
|July 1, 1997
Abstract:
Continuous percutaneous and dermal suture closures have an important role in the approximation of long, linear lacerations in the emergency department. This report documents the scientific basis for these continuous closure techniques. In addition, a detailed description of these surgical closure techniques is presented.