title: Skin and fascia staple closure.
abstract: Skin stapling is the fastest method of closure for long skin incisions. In addition, clean-contaminated wounds closed by staples have a greater resistance to infections than wounds closed with suture. It is important to realize that staples are a particular modality of suturing live tissues and if used properly they add speed and precision to wound closure. Many skin staplers are available to the veterinary surgeon and most perform satisfactorily. Stapling may be economically feasible when the reduced cost of surgical time and anesthesia is considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Waldron
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries; D013528:Surgical Staplers / Q000662:veterinary; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000662:veterinary*; D013537:Sutures / Q000662:veterinary; D014945:Wound Healing; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary