Primary Suture Closure of External Fixation Pin Sites After Removal Has a Lower Risk of Infection Compared With Pin Sites Left Open
Therapeutic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Authors
- Lawrence S. Lamb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7180-0994)
- Niloofar Dehghan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5180-4311)
- Molly G. Sekar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5455-2036)
- Burak Altıntaş
- Michael David McKee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4306-4090)
- J. C. Woodrow
- J. David Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3847-2551)
- Divya Jeyasingh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3894-0885)
- Tram T. Tran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8070-7983)
Institutions
- Midwestern University (US)
- University of Arizona (US)
- The Core Institute (US)
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
- Published
- 2025-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/bot.0000000000003054
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01