title: Double-Loop Dermal Suture: A Technique for High-Tension Wound Closure.
authors.affiliation: Drs Pollhammer and Duscher are Residents, and Drs Schmidt and Huemer are Plastic Surgeons, Section of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria; and Instructors at maz-Microsurgical Training and Research Center, Linz, Austria. Mr Aitzetmüller is a Medical Student, Section of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria. Dr Tschandl is a Resident, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Dr. Froschauer is an Instructor, maz-Microsurgical Training and Research Center, Linz, Austria.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Pollhammer
authors.affiliation: Drs Pollhammer and Duscher are Residents, and Drs Schmidt and Huemer are Plastic Surgeons, Section of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria; and Instructors at maz-Microsurgical Training and Research Center, Linz, Austria. Mr Aitzetmüller is a Medical Student, Section of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria. Dr Tschandl is a Resident, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Dr. Froschauer is an Instructor, maz-Microsurgical Training and Research Center, Linz, Austria.
authors.forename: Dominik
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Duscher
authors.affiliation: Drs Pollhammer and Duscher are Residents, and Drs Schmidt and Huemer are Plastic Surgeons, Section of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria; and Instructors at maz-Microsurgical Training and Research Center, Linz, Austria. Mr Aitzetmüller is a Medical Student, Section of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria. Dr Tschandl is a Resident, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Dr. Froschauer is an Instructor, maz-Microsurgical Training and Research Center, Linz, Austria.
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: Drs Pollhammer and Duscher are Residents, and Drs Schmidt and Huemer are Plastic Surgeons, Section of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria; and Instructors at maz-Microsurgical Training and Research Center, Linz, Austria. Mr Aitzetmüller is a Medical Student, Section of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria. Dr Tschandl is a Resident, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Dr. Froschauer is an Instructor, maz-Microsurgical Training and Research Center, Linz, Austria.
authors.forename: Matthias M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Aitzetmüller
authors.affiliation: Drs Pollhammer and Duscher are Residents, and Drs Schmidt and Huemer are Plastic Surgeons, Section of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria; and Instructors at maz-Microsurgical Training and Research Center, Linz, Austria. Mr Aitzetmüller is a Medical Student, Section of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria. Dr Tschandl is a Resident, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Dr. Froschauer is an Instructor, maz-Microsurgical Training and Research Center, Linz, Austria.
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tschandl
authors.affiliation: Drs Pollhammer and Duscher are Residents, and Drs Schmidt and Huemer are Plastic Surgeons, Section of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria; and Instructors at maz-Microsurgical Training and Research Center, Linz, Austria. Mr Aitzetmüller is a Medical Student, Section of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria. Dr Tschandl is a Resident, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Dr. Froschauer is an Instructor, maz-Microsurgical Training and Research Center, Linz, Austria.
authors.forename: Stefan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Froschauer
authors.affiliation: Drs Pollhammer and Duscher are Residents, and Drs Schmidt and Huemer are Plastic Surgeons, Section of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria; and Instructors at maz-Microsurgical Training and Research Center, Linz, Austria. Mr Aitzetmüller is a Medical Student, Section of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria. Dr Tschandl is a Resident, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Dr. Froschauer is an Instructor, maz-Microsurgical Training and Research Center, Linz, Austria.
authors.forename: Georg M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Huemer
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D059032:Learning Curve; D008875:Middle Aged; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013537:Sutures; D017211:Treatment Failure