Is it safer to use sutures or staples for skin closure after orthopaedic surgery? The authors performed a meta-analysis of reports published in the past 60 years and found that only 6 of 194 ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Women whose cesarean sections are closed with staples are more than four ...

Two recent clinical studies from ZipLine Medical showed that its surgical wound closure system demonstrated improvements in both patient outcomes and overall costs compared to surgical staples. The ...

Researchers from the United Kingdom found that closing wounds with metal staples after hip surgery can lead to a greater risk of infection than using nylon sutures, according to a release from the ...

Using metal staples to close wounds after orthopaedic (joint) surgery can lead to a greater risk of infection than using traditional nylon sutures, concludes a study published on bmj.com today.

The aim of this study was to compare 2 different methods of wound closure, subcuticular sutures vs staples, in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. The study endpoint was the 30-day incidence ...

(HealthDay News) – Compared with standard procedure using staples, skin closure with subcuticular sutures does not reduce the incidence of wound complications after open gastrointestinal (GI) surgery, ...

(HealthDay News) — Compared with staple closure, suture closure of the skin after cesarean delivery is associated with a reduced incidence of wound complications, according to research published ...

If you need to close up an injury or incision in human body tissue, you use sutures, staples or perhaps a surgical adhesive … right? Well, if technology that's currently being developed at Arizona ...

No matter when they deliver, women may have an easier recovery after a Cesarean section if the surgeon uses sutures rather than staples to close the incision. An obstetrician in Pennsylvania studied ...

To detect wound complications as soon as they happen, researchers have invented a battery-free “smart suture” that can wirelessly sense and transmit information about wounds from deep surgical sites.