Yavuzer, Reha, Kelly, Christopher, Durrani, Noreen, Mittal, Vijay, Jackson, Ian T., and Remine, Stephen
To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.01.003 Byline: Reha Yavuzer (a), Christopher Kelly (b), Noreen Durrani (a), Vijay Mittal (a), Ian T. Jackson (b), Stephen Remine (a) Keywords: Skin closure; Surgical strip; Tensile strength; Gum mastic Abstract: This study aimed to compare the burst strength of suture closure versus the use of suture and strip together. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Surgery, Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, Southfield, MI, USA (b) Institute for Craniofacial and Reconstructive Surgery, 16001 W. Nine Mile Rd.-3rd Floor-Fisher Center, Southfield, MI 48075, USA Article History: Received 14 September 2004; Revised 19 November 2004