title: Wraparound Stitch: A Contemporary Twist to the Bruner's Traditional Stay Stitch in Hand Surgery.
abstract: Bruner's incision has provided surgical exposure for elective and traumatic hand procedures since 1973.We present a modification of the stay stitch - the Wraparound stitch - using a single suture and single tie. The technique is safe, simple and cost effective, and is the authors' preferred method of surgical exposure during hand surgery.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Plastic, Hand & Reconstructive Surgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds †Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Waseem A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: Christopher R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Mather
mesh_terms: D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006085:Graft Survival; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology