Running subcuticular skin closure with absorbable suture may have a lower deep surgical site infection rate compared to skin staples in open posterior lumbar spine surgery
Skin closure with skin staples appeared to have a greater risk for deep SSI (5.7%) versus RSAS (1.8%) for patients undergoing open posterior lumbar surgeries.
Authors
- Mark P. Cote (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5805-9273)
- Saechin Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1601-3266)
- Philip Hanna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9418-6840)
- Valerie Kiers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2124-5115)
- Jinhua Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2759-1210)
- John G Massoud
- Amanda Schillinger
- Serafina F Zotter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0792-8631)
- Charles J. Culata
Institutions
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Neurology International
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25259/sni_988_2025
- Primary Topic
- Surgical Sutures and Adhesives
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00