After appropriate assessment, selected simple lacerations may be suitable for primary closure by non-surgical means.

Apart from potentially decreasing the burden on emergency departments, incorporating broader-based wound care within a practice may enhance the GPs’ connectedness with their patients.

With an expanding global market of dressing products, selection of wound dressings remains an area of concern.

Early detection of wound complications is crucial to improving patients’ quality of life and reducing hospital readmission.

A variety of suture techniques can be effectively employed for direct closure of acute lacerations.

This article discusses the causes, features and management of recurrent lower limb ulcers in a woman aged 75 years.