Scientific basis for selecting staple and tape skin closures.
Use of tape and skin staples has many important clinical applications for surgical wounds. During the past two decades, our research program has identified the optimal performance parameters of these wound closure devices. On the basis of their unique performance characteristics, specific staplers and tapes are recommended for wound closure. The scientific basis for selecting staples and tapes for wound closure is based on their influences on the biology of wound repair and infection.
Edlich
R F
RF
University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
Becker
D G
DG
Thacker
J G
JG
Rodeheaver
G T
GT
D001458:Bandages; D006801:Humans; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D013537:Sutures; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*