The British journal of surgery
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Wound dehiscence after midline laparotomy is a life threatening complication, most frequently caused by sutures cutting through the fascia. Increasing the strength of the sutured wound could prevent wound rupture. ⋯ In all animals sutured with the CDLC technique the intact abdominal wall ruptured lateral to the wound at dehiscence pressure, indicating that the bursting strength of the sutured wound was higher than that of the intact abdominal wall.