Wound dehiscence

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Wound dehiscence is the premature "bursting" open of a wound along surgical suture. It is a surgical complication that results from poor wound healing. Risk factors are age, diabetes, poor knotting/grabbing of stitches and trauma to the wound after surgery.^[1]^[2]