Impact of Suture Materials on Surgical Site Infection in Oral Oncological Surgery With Free-Flap Reconstruction
Braided sutures may pose an increased risk of SSIs in oral oncological surgeries with free-flap reconstructions. Monofilament sutures are recommended for reconstructions, especially of the floor of the mouth.
Authors
- Kiichi Furuse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6719-6253)
- Takeaki Hidaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6581-4791)
- A Oshima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1897-8499)
- Takeshi Shinozaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6762-8490)
- Kazuto Matsuura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9671-7230)
- Masashi Wakabayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6368-5671)
- Takuya Higashino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8153-1836)
- Shimpei Miyamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4367-6927)
- Yutaka Fukunaga
Institutions
- Hidaka Hospital (JP)
- Ito Hospital (JP)
- National Cancer Center Hospital East (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sap.0000000000004191
- Primary Topic
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00