An RCT will be set up to compare outcomes between two groups of hand surgery patients. These are: • Emergency hand surgery patients - randomized to either absorbable or non-absorbable suture. The primary outcomes investigated will be: • Infection occurrence The secondary outcomes will be: * Scar appearance at 1 week and 6-8 weeks (assessed from photographs and scar scoring scale) * Wound inflammation as a percentage of wound length at day 7 post surgery. * Patient symptoms at 1 week (assessed from patient questionnaire) * Patient symptoms at 6-8 weeks (assessed from patient questionnaire) * QDASH Score at 1 week (assessed from patient questionnaire) * QDASH score at 6-8 weeks (assessed from patient questionnaire) * Occurrence of other complications (assessed from the above photographs, the above questionnaires and from nurse and doctor led reports of wound breakdown and other complications)
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Infection rate %
Timeframe: 6-8 weeks