Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Patient 18-years or older * single laceration on trunk or extremity requiring suture closure * laceration length \> 2-cm * wound to be closed with simple interrupted sutures Exclusion Criteria: * High infection potential * Must have one of the following: * puncture wound * -highly contaminated * devitalized tissue requiring sharp debridement * -bite wounds * -\> 24-hours-old * Low likelihood of good cosmesis * Must have one of the following: -dehisced wound from previous wound closure * -wound * -crush wound * -soft tissue deficit limiting complete apposition of wound edges * -significant overlying macerated/abraded tissue * Underlying tendon or cartilage involvement -Wound greater than 10 cm in length * Significant wound healing problems * Must have one of the following: * keloid formers * chronic steroid use * other: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ -Inability to give written consent * Must have one of the following: * non-English or non-Spanish speaker * altered mental status * incarcerated patient * No telephone number or unlikely to return for 3-month follow-up * Must have one of the following: * homeless * psychiatric patient, * nursing home patient, * other: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ * More than one laceration needing suture repair on trunk or extremity (i.e. appropriate to proceed if second laceration is to face/neck)