Publications

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Publications

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Lear, W., Blattner, C., Mustoe, T., Kruzic, K. (2019). In vivo stress relaxation of human scalp. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, (97), 85-89.
Ferrell, K., Fancher, W., & Lear, W. (2019). Surgical Pearl: Use of a novel suture retention device to protect skin edges while using pulley suture technique for high tension wound closure. JAAD (in press).
Stoecker, A., Howerter, S., Fancher, W. & Lear, W. (2019). A novel suture retention device for intraoperative tissue support, JAAD Case Reports. Volume 5, Issue 5, 454-457.
Blattner, C. M. et al. (2018). The use of a suture retention device to enhance tissue expansion and healing in the repair of scalp and lower leg wounds. JAAD Case Reports , Volume 4 , Issue 7 , 655-661.
Stoecker, A. Howerter, S., Young, J., & Lear, W. (2018). The use of a suture retention device with punctureless technique for rapid tissue expansion in facial and lower extremity wounds. JAAD Case Reports , Volume 4 , Issue 9 , 910 - 914.
Townsend, K.L., Akeroyd, J., Russell, D.S, Kruzic, J.J., Robertson, B.L., & Lear, W. (2018). Comparing the tolerability of a novel wound closure device using a porcine model. Advances in Wound Care.
Akeroyd, J., Lear, W., Kitada, H., & Plauntz, L. (2017). Nurses' experience removing superficial non-absorbable sutures from the skin: wound overgrowth of sutures complicates the procedure. Journal of Dermatology Nurses’ Association.
Townsend, K.L., Lear, W., Robertson, B.L, & Kruzic, J.J. (2016). Buried absorbable polyglactin 910 sutures do not result in stronger wounds in porcine full thickness skin incisions. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 63, 386-389. doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2016.06.033

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