Superficial wound closure complications with barbed sutures following knee arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 966-969

  Campbell, Abigail L ^a   Patrick, David A ^a   Liabaud, Barthelemy ^a   Geller, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Knee arthroplasty; Outcomes; Sutures; Wound closures

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARBED SUTURE; EFFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; KELOID; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL STAPLING; VERY ELDERLY; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

COMPLICATIONS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; OUTCOMES; SUTURES; WOUND CLOSURES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899065646     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.09.045     Document Type: Article

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