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The surgeon should carefully consider certain principles when creating an incision. Wounds can be created in relatively stiff tissues or in relatively soft and malleable tissues: different principles may apply.
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Williamson, T.H. (2016). Surgical Principles: Wounds and Tissue Manipulation. In: Intraocular Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27990-9_4
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