“Nara” knot for suturing of cleft lip in children to make removal easy

Cleft patients usually go through a lifetime of repeated hospital admissions and multiple procedures. Suture removal at a tender age and on a sensitive area like the lip becomes a challenge for the nursing staff. It is also emotionally demanding on the part of the parents. Hence, in most centres the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: G Obaidullah, Aslam Mohammed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2006-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1700459