Definition Stitches and staples are two methods by which a wound may be closed. Stitches use specialized needles and thread to "sew" a wound closed. Staples are thin pieces of metal that are placed with a stapling device through the edges of a wound to hold it closed. Encyclopedia of Surgery: A...

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(Radiographics. 2003;23:1569-1590.) © RSNA, 2003 Fracture Fixation1 Mihra S. Taljanovic, MD, Marci D. Jones, MD, John T. Ruth, MD, James B. Benjamin, MD, Joseph E. Sheppard, MD and Tim B. Hunter, MD 1 From the Departments of Radiology (M.S.T., T.B.H.) and Orthopaedic Surgery (M.D.J., J.T.R., J.B.B., J.E.S.), University of Arizona College...