title: Hair-braiding closure for superficial wounds.
abstract: A superficial scalp wound can be approximated by tying the hair on each edge of the wound, without shaving or using suture material. This technique is useful in selected patients with lacerated scalp wounds, and its technical details and indications are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Ohkubo Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oikawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakai
mesh_terms: D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery*