Scar quality examination comparing titanium-coated suture material and non-coated suture material on flap donor sites in reconstructive surgery.
Laura K BerninghausenGeorg OsterhoffStefan LangerLukas H KohlerPublished in: BMC surgery (2020)
No difference between the titanium coated and non-titanium-coated suture material was seen in the POSAS assessment in regard to scar quality and wound healing. The titanium-coated suture material can be considered to be equally as effective and safe in all qualities as the non-titanium-coated suture material, even in patients with comorbidities. Clinical trial register This study is registered at the German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS) under the registration number DRKS00021767. ( https://www.drks.de/drks_web/navigate.do?navigationId=trial.HTML&TRIAL_ID=DRKS00021767 ).