Name: Vicryl Rapide ® Versus Vicryl ® Suture in Skin Closure of the Hand in Children: A Randomized Prospective Study
Creator: M M, Al-Qattan
Keywords: 2. Zero hunger, Sutures, Dermatologic Surgical Procedures, Biocompatible Materials, Hand, 3. Good health, 03 medical and health sciences, Treatment Outcome, 0302 clinical medicine, Child, Preschool

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Feb 2005 English Publisher:SAGE PublicationsJournal:Journal of Hand Surgery, volume 30, pages 90-91 (issn: 0266-7681,

Authors: M M, Al-Qattan;

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2004.08.005

pmid: 15620501

Vicryl Rapide® Versus Vicryl® Suture in Skin Closure of the Hand in Children: A Randomized Prospective Study

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Abstract

This randomized prospective clinical study compared the use of two absorbable sutures, Vicryl Rapide® versus Vicryl®, in elective paediatric hand surgery. Sixty children were randomly allocated into two groups (30 in each group) and all were seen and assessed at 3 and 6 weeks for wound complications and suture reactions. Five problems occurred in the Vicryl® treatment group and none in the Vicryl Rapide® group ( P = 0.03). All the problems were related to the delayed absorption of the Vicryl® suture material and hence the prolonged presence of the suture in the hands of these children. It is concluded that Vicryl Rapide® sutures are more suitable than Vicryl® ones in paediatric hand surgery.

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King Saud University
Saudi Arabia

Keywords

Sutures, Dermatologic Surgical Procedures, Biocompatible Materials, Hand, Treatment Outcome, Child, Preschool, Humans, Prospective Studies, Child, Polyglactin 910

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