As the father of six active children, I often have a teary-eyed child coming to me with an accidental cut and asking, “Does it need stitches?” Stitches are indicated when the depth of the wound would ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The complex process of wound healing has long challenged medical professionals seeking to monitor recovery accurately and non-invasively. Traditional methods of assessing wound ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD Key Takeaways Most wounds heal by closing right away with stitches or other ...

A new type of suture that combines electrical stimulation with traditional suturing methods has been developed. It has been demonstrated that this mechanoelectric suture, which is constructed from ...

Non-absorbable sutures are used to close skin wounds because they make the wound less noticeable and therefore, cosmetically more appealing. When the sutures are used in skin wounds, they are removed ...

To compare wound complications between staples versus subcuticular suture for skin closure in obese women (body mass index (BMI)⩾30 kg m −2) after cesarean delivery (CD). We conducted a retrospective ...

Many patients seek out their local Emergency Department across the country on a daily basis for management of open wounds that usually include primary closure with either sutures or staples. Open ...

An announcement on July 30 (Tue) details that a research team led by Professor Jaehong Lee at the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology ...

Occupational Injuries, according to Part Involved. Requirements for the return of maximum function after injuries to the hand are as follows: freedom from infection; proper surgical repair of wounded ...