title: [Traumatic lacerations: wound closure].
abstract: The suture, when possible, is the best method to close a simple wound. It must be preceded by debridement and performed with great care. A rigorous technique applied in the best possible environment is necessary but not always sufficient to achieve a good cosmetic result.
authors.affiliation: Service d'accueil d'urgence, hôpital d'Enfants-Armand-Trousseau, 26, avenue du Dr-Arnold-Netter, 75012 Paris, France. nathalie.desuremain@trs.aphp.fr
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: de Suremain
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arnaud
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agogue
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tournier
authors.forename: J-B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Armengaud
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carbajal
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003646:Debridement; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000601:surgery*; D010372:Pediatrics; D013536:Suture Techniques