In providing advice to new orthopedic surgeons, Derek F. Amanatullah, MD, PhD, believes they should consider balancing efficiency with patient outcomes when choosing wound closure methods. Reflecting ...

Wound closure in orthopaedic surgery is fundamental to patient recovery, influencing infection risk, mechanical integrity and scar appearance. Traditional methods include metallic staples and ...

Researchers found that collagen powder is just as effective in managing skin biopsy wounds as primary closure with non-absorbable sutures. Collagen powder is just as effective in managing skin biopsy ...

In patients with diabetic foot ulcers that looked healed and met the current definition of a closed wound, closed ulcers with functionally defective skin that lost more body water were likely to ...

In patients with diabetic foot ulcers that looked healed and met the current definition of a closed wound, closed ulcers with functionally defective skin that lost more body water were likely to ...

Two prospective cohorts (n = 39) enrolled chronic infected diabetic ulcers nonresponsive to ≥ 3 months of standard care, with frequent assessments (~3 visits/week) and outcomes spanning closure, ...

A crucial piece of advice IIyas S. Aleem, MD, MSc, offers to orthopedic surgeons embarking on their careers is to prioritize wound closure as the paramount aspect of surgery, contrary to the common ...

Although studies have suggested that proper wound irrigation with tap water or normal saline is associated with reduced rates of infection, not much is known about the impact of other factors leading ...

Collagen powder is just as effective in managing skin biopsy wounds as primary closure with non-absorbable sutures, according to a first-of-its-kind study published in the Journal of Drugs in ...