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Vicryl Rapide® Versus Vicryl® Suture in Skin Closure of the Hand in Children: A Randomized Prospective Study

M. M. AL-QATTAN

From the Division of surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Correspondence: Dr M.M. Al-Qattan, P.O. Box 18097, Riyadh 11415, Saudi Arabia. Fax: 9661 467 9493. E-mail: moqattan{at}hotmail.com

This randomized prospective clinical study compared the use of two absorbable sutures, Vicryl Rapide® versus Vicryl®, in elective paediatric hand surgery. Sixty children were randomly allocated into two groups (30 in each group) and all were seen and assessed at 3 and 6 weeks for wound complications and suture reactions. Five problems occurred in the Vicryl® treatment group and none in the Vicryl Rapide® group (P = 0.03). All the problems were related to the delayed absorption of the Vicryl® suture material and hence the prolonged presence of the suture in the hands of these children. It is concluded that Vicryl Rapide® sutures are more suitable than Vicryl® ones in paediatric hand surgery.

Key Words: Vicryl Rapide • suture • hand • children

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 30, No. 1, 90-91 (2005)
DOI: 10.1016/J.JHSB.2004.08.005
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