title: Infections in neurosurgery: a randomized comparison between silk and polyglycolic acid.
abstract: Silk or polyglycolic acid (PGA) was chosen at random for 1,011 patients operated on in the department during a 19 month period in 1981. There was no difference in the incidence of serious infections between the two groups. A significantly higher incidence of suture fistulas in the silk group indicates the use of PGA for buried sutures.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Blomstedt
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019476:Insect Proteins; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011506:Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011897:Random Allocation; D047011:Silk; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D019476:Insect Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D047011:Silk; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid