title: Search for a scientific basis for continuous suture closure: a 30-yr odyssey.
abstract: Continuous percutaneous and dermal suture closures have an important role in the approximation of long, linear lacerations in the emergency department. This report documents the scientific basis for these continuous closure techniques. In addition, a detailed description of these surgical closure techniques is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908, USA.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Drake
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Gear
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Mazzarese
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Faulkner
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Edlich
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D013523:Surgical Equipment; D013536:Suture Techniques