Objective To compare the clinical outcomes of staples versus sutures in wound closure after
orthopaedic surgery. Design Meta-analysis. Data sources Medline, CINAHL, AMED …

Objective: To update evidence‐based guidelines for the treatment of proximal femoral
fractures published in the Journal in 2003. Data sources: Systematic search of MEDLINE …

Postoperative wound healing plays a significant role in facilitating a patient's recovery and
rehabilitation. Surgical wound dehiscence (SWD) impacts on mortality and morbidity rates …

Objectives: We aimed to review the available skin closure materials over the past 20 years
and the scientific claims behind their effectiveness in repairing various kinds of wounds …

Objective To determine whether there still remains a significant advantage in the use of
sutures to staples for orthopaedic skin closure in adult patients. Design Systematic …

Objective—To evaluate the incidence of and potential risk factors associated with
development of postoperative infection-inflammation in a large number of dogs with rupture …

Periprosthetic joint infections are devastating complications that are difficult and expensive
to treat and have a substantial mortality rate. A major goal of modern joint arthroplasty is to …

Aim: To compare the effects of sutures and staples for skin closure of surgical wounds.
Material and methods: We included published and unpublished randomized controlled trials …

We undertook a randomised controlled trial to compare the outcomes of skin adhesive and
staples for skin closure in total hip replacement. The primary outcome was the cosmetic …

Background Two previous meta-analyses comparing staples versus sutures have led to
conflicting relative risks for surgical site infection between skin closure methods after …