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SKIN CLOSURE WITH SUBCUTICULAR POLYGLYCOLIC ACID SUTURES
Author(s) -
Hebron John
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1974.tb70971.x
Subject(s) - closure (psychology) , surgery , medicine , wound closure , wound healing , economics , market economy
Closure of skin incisions In 100 general surgical procedures has been performed using subcuticular polyglycolic acid sutures (Dexon). No major problems have arisen and considerable benefit has been achieved by the absence of sutures that require removal.