Method of wound closure was made to physician preference. Inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study given on Table 1. There was a used standart inclusion and exclusion criteria for three methods. Length and localization of the laceration, length of hair, the applied technique, satisfaction of the patient and complication parameters were recorded on study forms. Degree of pain in patients evaluated

with visual analog scale (VAS). Infection was defined with redness and purulent wound drainage. Cosmetic problem defined according to doctor. The patients were divided into 3 groups as follows: Group 1, patients who were applied hair apposition technique; Group 2, patients who were applied suturing technique; and Group 3, patients who were applied stapling technique. Study data were analyzed using SPSS 15.00 software package. Categorical variables Autophagy Compound Library datasheet were expressed as n and %. X2 test was used for statistical analysis. A p value less than 0.05 was accepted statistically significant. Table 1 Inclusion/ Exclusion criteria Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria Hair length of at least 1 cm Nonlinear lacerations Linear lacerations Contaminated wounds Laceration length shorter than 10 cm Selleckchem LY294002 Active arterial bleeding

Laceration repair carried out with the method of simple spaced percutaneous suturing using 4/0 monofilament polypropylene Unstable vital signs or shock Laceration repair carried out with stapling Altered conscioussness Laceration repair carried out with hair apposition and tissue adhesive Irregular wound edges and associated tissue loss   İmmunocompromised patient   Comorbiditiy patient Results Our study included a total of 134 patients of whom were treated 37 (27.6%) with hair apposition technique, 48 (35.8%) with suturing, and49 (36.6%) with HSP90 stapling. The distribution of the technique according to patient demographics is given on Table 2. Table 2 The distribution of the technique according to patient demografics   Hair apposition Suturing Stapling p value Sex (Male/Female, n) 33/4 36/12 43/6 X2 = 4.04, p > 0.05 Age (mean ± SD) 31.68 ± 8.7 32.35 ± 9.5

32.02 ± 9.1 X2 = 0.10, p > 0.05 Distrubution of patient according to the technique and hair length was shown on the Table 3. Table 3 Distrubution of the classified hair length and techniques used in the treatment of scalp laceration Hair lenght Hair apposition (n) Suturing (n) Stapling (n) p value Short (<3 cm) 12 20 25 X2 = 5.02, p > 0.05 Medium (3–6 cm) 17 14 15 Long (>6 cm) 8 14 9 A crosstabulation between the techniques used and the percentage of satisfaction after 7 days revealed that the latter was higher in hair apposition technique as compared with the other techniques (Figure 1). There was a significant relationship between the technique and satisfaction level after 7 days (X2 = 6.13, p < 0.05).

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