Modality of wound closure after total knee replacement: Are staples as safe as sutures? A retrospective study of 181 patients

Patient Safety in Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Newman, Justin T ^a   Morgan, Steven J ^b   Resende, Gustavo V ^a   Williams, Allison E ^c   Hammerberg, E Mark ^a   Dayton, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Bay Pines VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Staples; Sutures; Total knee arthroplasty; Wound closure

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL WOUND; SUTURE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 80655125093     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17549493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1754-9493-5-26     Document Type: Article

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