Watson, FC;
McMullan, W;
Jordan, CJ;
Egan, P;
Tuan, J;
Solano, MA;
Fizpatrick, N;
(2019)
The use of absorbable staples for skin closure after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy.
Veterinary Surgery
, 48
(1)
pp. 35-41.
10.1111/vsu.13114.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the use of stainless steel staples with absorbable staples for closure of skin incisions in dogs undergoing tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO). STUDY DESIGN: Prospective study. SAMPLE POPULATION: Client‐owned dogs (n = 80). METHODS: With client consent, dogs were randomly assigned a staple type (stainless steel or absorbable) immediately prior to closure of a TPLO skin incision. Incisions were compared for length, staple type and number, and an inflammation‐infection score 2 weeks after surgery. RESULTS: Overall, 18.8% of incisions were diagnosed with inflammation or infection. No difference was found between inflammation‐infection scores, incision length, number of staples used, or general anesthetic time between the 2 staple groups. However, wound closure was faster with stainless steel staples (22.50 seconds; range, 11‐180) by approximately 30 seconds compared with absorbable staples (56.50 seconds; range, 18‐190; P < .001). Time taken to close the incision correlated negatively with the number of occasions that absorbable staples were used (P = .01). CONCLUSION: Absorbable skin staples were successfully used to close skin incisions after TPLO and were not associated with an increased level of inflammation or infection in our clinical setting. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Absorbable staples may be considered to close surgical wounds when subsequent suture removal would be impractical, without specific concerns over inflammation or infection of the wound.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | The use of absorbable staples for skin closure after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/vsu.13114 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/vsu.13114 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10125421 |
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