The 'keystone concept': time for some science

Title: The 'keystone concept': time for some science
Creator: Douglas, Charles; Morris, Owen
Relation: ANZ Journal of Surgery Vol. 83, Issue 7-8, p. 498-499
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ans.12291
Publisher: Wiley
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2013
Description: The keystone flap closure is a surgical innovation that has been enthusiastically embraced by many surgeons. However, we think a genuinely critical appraisal has been lacking. The keystone closure appears fundamentally different from other flap closures, but the rationale has been only vaguely described, while claims about biomechanics have been anecdotal. The development of substantially different ‘variations’ suggests that there is no shared understanding about what manoeuvres matter and why.
Subject: keystone flap closure; keystone; surgery; biomechanics
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1063162
Identifier: uon:17213
Identifier: ISSN:1445-2197
Rights: "This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Douglas, C. & Morris, O. (2013). The ‘keystone concept’: time for some science. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 83(7-8), 498-504 which has been published in final form at doi: 10.1111/ans.12291. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving."
Language: eng

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