Staple versus Suture Closure for Ankle Fracture Fixation

Staple versus Suture Closure for Ankle Fracture Fixation

Category: Trauma Introduction/Purpose: Ankle fractures are commonly treated fractures by orthopaedic surgeons with unique challenges to skin closure due to the lack of subcutaneous support. Metallic staples are a commonly accepted method of skin closure in other specialties, though the use of staple...

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Main Authors: Ashish Shah MD, Eva Lehtonen BS, Harshadkumar Patel MD, Martim Pinto MD, Sierra Phillips MD, Sameer Naranje MD, MRCS, Charles Pitts MD, Rishi Kalra BSc, Samuel Huntley BSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-09-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011418S00422

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https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011418S00422

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