Researchers from the United Kingdom found that closing wounds with metal staples after hip surgery can lead to a greater risk of infection than using nylon sutures, according to a release from the ...

The aim of this study was to compare 2 different methods of wound closure, subcuticular sutures vs staples, in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. The study endpoint was the 30-day incidence ...

Is it safer to use sutures or staples for skin closure after orthopaedic surgery? The authors performed a meta-analysis of reports published in the past 60 years and found that only 6 of 194 ...

Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) today announced the launch of the Signia circular stapler with Tri-Staple technology for intelligent ...

The material called nitinol is stronger than steel and was once used to build Russian submarines. Now it's helping cancer patients fight their own battles. "You don't want to believe it's cancer," ...

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent study has found significant differences between surgical stapler technologies when it comes to the impact the devices have on the rate of air leaks, ...

A Burlington man will get $1.2 million from the state after he said doctors at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics left a towel and staple in him during bowel surgery. According to the Iowa ...

BACKGROUND: Colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine (colon), the lower part of your digestive system. Rectal cancer is cancer of the last six inches of the colon. Together, they're often ...