title: Technique and uses for absorbable barbed sutures.
abstract: The author describes barbed sutures as a unique wound closure tool. Their advantages include the closure of wounds without any knots or the need for a third hand. They are also capable of shifting tissues differentially along the suture to redistribute tensile and compressive forces. The author discusses the development of these tools and their application.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ruff