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The use of staples to close wounds following orthopedic surgery – especially hip surgery – is associated with a significantly greater risk of wound infection than traditional suturing, according to orthopedic researchers from Norwich, England…

…Toby O. Smith, MSc, BSc (Hons), MCSP, and colleagues analyzed the results of six trials that compared staples and sutures used for wound closure following orthopedic procedures in adult patients…

…The authors found that wounds closed with staples were more than three times as likely to develop a superficial wound infection compared to wounds closed with sutures.

•Reference:
Smith TO, Sexton D, Mann C, et al. Sutures versus staples for skin closure in orthopaedic surgery: meta-analysis. BMJ. [Published online ahead of print March 16, 2010]