Performance Comparison of Nylon and an Absorbable Suture Material (Polyglactin 910) in the Closure of Punch Biopsy Sites
- 1 August 2000
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Dermatologic Surgery
- Vol. 26 (8) , 750-753
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1524-4725.2000.00049.x
Abstract
The ability to close biopsy sites primarily without the need for removing sutures is obvious. However, it was unclear whether absorbable sutures could be used for this purpose. We prospectively studied 10 healthy volunteers on whom one 3 mm punch biopsy was performed on each arm. In each subject twoKeywords
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