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Last updated: 11/24/2009

Resources

BOOKS

Snell, George. "Laceration Repair." In Procedures for Primary Care Physicians, edited by John L. Pfenninger and Grant C. Fowler. St. Louis: Mosby, 1994.

PERIODICALS

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P. K. "Biologic Aspects of Flexor Tendon Laceration and Repair."The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 85-A (March 2003): 539–550.

Gordon, C. A. "Reducing Needle-stick Injuries with the Use of 2-octyl Cyanoacrylates for Laceration Repair."Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 13 (January 2001): 10–12.

Klein, E. J., D. S. Diekema, C. A. Paris, L. Quan, M. Cohen, and K. D. Seidel. "A Randomized, Clinical Trial of Oral Midazolam Plus Placebo Versus Oral Midazolam Plus Oral Transmucosal Fentanyl for Sedation during Laceration Repair."Pediatrics 109 (May 2002): 894–897.

Pratt, A. L., N. Burr, and A. O. Grobbelaar. "A Prospective Review of Open Central Slip Laceration Repair and Rehabilitation."The Journal of Hand Surgery: Journal of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand 27 (December 2002): 530–534.

Singer, A. J., J. V. Quinn, H. C. Thode Jr., and J. E. Hollander. "Determinants of Poor Outcome after Laceration and Surgical Incision Repair."Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 110 (August 2002): 429–437.

ORGANIZATIONS

The Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses, Inc. (AORN). 2170 South Parker Rd, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80231-5711. (800) 755-2676. .

OTHER

"Cuts and Scrapes."Mayo Clinic Online..

"A Systematic Approach to Laceration Repair."Postgraduate Medicine Page..

"Wound Repair."Family Practice Notebook..

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Laceration repair mends a tear in the skin or other tissue. The procedure is similar to repairing a tear in clothing. Primary care physicians, emergency room physicians, and surgeons usually repair lacerations. The four goals of laceration repair are to stop bleeding, prevent infection, preserve function, and restore appearance. Insurance companies do pay for the procedure. Cost depends upon the severity and size of the laceration.

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