Purpose This study compares the frequencies of traumatic wound dehiscence following extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) and following phacoemulsification through a self-sealing corneoscleral ...

The appearance of scars and complications rates with hydrocolloid dressings were similar to results with daily application of ...

Prior studies have identified several risk factors associated with the development of abdominal wound dehiscence, such as: age (>65 years old), gender (male), smoking, obesity, chronic steroid therapy ...

Top honors were awarded to Dr. Brian Lepow, assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, and Dr. Alejandro Zulbaran, an international medical graduate ...

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Despite a higher risk of superficial wound dehiscence found among female patients and patients with higher BMI after total hip arthroplasty, results showed these patients had no ...

The observation of a previously undetected biological mechanism for closing gaps in living tissue improves basic understanding of the wound-healing process and may one day inform strategies to speed ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The surgical site infection rate was 10.9% with the wound protector vs. 20.5% with conventional gauze. There was ...

In the last few years, breast reduction procedures in the U.S. have become increasingly common. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, nearly 100,000 breast reduction procedures were ...

A woman died after metal from a knee replacement ended up protruding through the wound, an inquest heard. Sylvia Pemberton had undergone a number of knee replacement surgeries and had her last, at the ...