title: Powell's Pearls: eponyms in medical and surgical history. The Smead-Jones closure of abdominal wounds.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina 28480, USA. john.powellatwb@att.net
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D058107:Abdominal Wound Closure Techniques / Q000266:history*; D004850:Eponyms; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000266:history; D014481:United States