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Table 2 Hollander wound evaluation score (HWES)

From: Tissue adhesive for wound closure in enhanced-recovery total hip arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized and controlled study

Incision attribute

Score if absent

Score if present

Step-off borders

0

1

Contour Irregularities

0

1

Margin Separation

0

1

Edge inversion

0

1

Excessive Distortion

0

1

Overall appearance

0 (satisfactory)

1 (unsatisfactory)

Total Hollander score

0 (best)

6 (worse)