Barbed Suture Is Associated With Increased Risk of Wound Infection After Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty

Abstract Background Literature addressing the risks of barbed suture in arthroplasty remains limited. No study to our knowledge has compared rates of wound infection between barbed and conventional suture after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). We hypothesized that barbed suture would be ass...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of arthroplasty 2016-07, Vol.31 (7), p.1561-1567
Hauptverfasser:	Chawla, Harshvardhan, BS, van der List, Jelle P., MD, Fein, Nicole B., PA-C, Henry, Michael W., MD, Pearle, Andrew D., MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - methods barbed suture Body Mass Index complications dehiscence Female Humans infection Logistic Models Male Materials Testing Middle Aged Odds Ratio Operative Time Orthopedics Quill Regression Analysis Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Surgical Wound Infection - etiology Suture Techniques - adverse effects Sutures - adverse effects Time Factors unicompartmental knee arthroplasty Wound Healing
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