title: Use of the diagonal mattress suture to prevent dog-ear formation.
authors.affiliation: Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri. Electronic address: mdhandha@slu.edu.
authors.forename: Maulik M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Dhandha
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois Metropolitan Group Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Tripurari
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston, Illinois.
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Whitney
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012782:Shoulder; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques
keywords: diagonal mattress suture; dog-ear; nonmelanoma skin cancer