Stitches safer than staples after orthopedic surgery

Doctors at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in eastern England looked at the outcome of six trials in which either nylon stitches or staples were used to seal 683 wounds.

Staples were three times more likely to lead to infection in a superficial wound, and four times likelier after hip surgery.

There was no significant difference between either technique when it came to the risk of inflammation, discharge or allergic reaction.

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