When someone is in car wreck in Tennessee or elsewhere, they may have stitches for the very first time in their life. For major wounds, doctors sometime choose to use staples – and they have had good reason to do so – until now.

Victims of Tennessee car accidents or Tennessee Motorcycle accidents may have wounds that need to be surgically closed. If the choice is between stitches and staples, what should you tell your doctor?

Recent research published in the British Medical Journal found that patients with staples instead of stitches were three to four times more likely to develop a wound infection. The research was looking at patients with orthopedic surgery (knees and hips), but it is worth asking your doctor about – especially if you have a Tennessee car accident and are having surgery for the first time.

So, the old school way may be the best.

If you or anyone you know has been injured or killed in a Nashville car accident, please contact Nashville injury attorney Phillip Miller and the Nashville personal injury attorneys at Phillip Miller and Associates at (615) 356-2000, or contact our office online here.

One last thing: If you are hurt and have any questions at all, contact our office at (615) 356-2000. Don’t delay. Cases involving personal injury or death in Tennessee must be acted on quickly. Time is running. Call for an appointment, if it’s bad enough that you need to read this far into a website blog, it’s bad enough to get an attorney involved.

Phillip Miller is a Tennessee Accident Attorney specializing in
Tennessee Auto Accidents, Tennessee Truck Accidents, Tennessee Wrongful Death, and Tennessee Motorcycle Accident cases.

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