British journal of plastic surgery
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
Absorbable skin graft staples: a clinical trial using Graftac-X.
Skin stapling devices are a quick, effective method for securing skin grafts in burns patients. Removal of staples can be painful, often requiring a general anaesthetic. This problem has led to the recent development of absorbable staples which extrude with time. ⋯ Infection and excess scarring at tack sites were assessed at one month. A statistically significant difference was not found between either group. In our hands absorbable skin staples have proven to be a reliable method of securing skin grafts.