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Single- versus double-layer closure of the hysterotomy incision during cesarean delivery and risk of uterine rupture.

Stéphanie S Roberge, Nils N Chaillet, Amélie A Boutin, Lynne L Moore, Nicole N Jastrow, Normand N Brassard, Robert J RJ Gauthier, Igor I Hudic, Thomas D TD Shipp, Charlotte H E CH Weimar, Zlatan Z Fatusic, Suzanne S Demers, and Emmanuel E Bujold

Int J Gynaecol Obstet 115(1):5-10 (2011) PMID 21794864

To evaluate the best available evidence regarding the association between single-layer closure and uterine rupture.

Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.04.013
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