Early Experience With Barbed Sutures for Abdominal Closure in Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction
Objective: Barbed sutures have recently been introduced for closure of surgical incisions. These self-anchoring sutures incorporate evenly spaced barbs in a circumferential distribution along their length, facilitating knotless wound closure and even distribution of tension along the suture line. In...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Open Science Company, LLC
2012
|
| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3359151/ |