title: Closure of fasciotomy wounds. A technical modification.
abstract: The closure of fasciotomy wounds creates problems for patient and surgeon alike. Split thickness skin grafting results in unsightly and insensate wounds and often requires general anaesthesia and prolonged inpatient care. We describe an improvement of a previously reported technique which is as effective as proprietary medical devices currently available. The technique may also be applied to the delayed primary closure of traumatic wounds.
authors.affiliation: Sligo General Hospital, Ireland.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Callanan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Macey
mesh_terms: D001864:Bone Wires; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation