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Comparison of Adhesive Wound Closure Devices in Orthopaedic Surgical Procedures

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November 2022

Comparison of Adhesive Wound Closure Devices in Orthopaedic Surgical Procedures

Vol: 301| Issue: 1| Number:2| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Comparison of Adhesive Wound Closure Devices in an Orthopaedic Patient

J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2022 01-Sep;():. 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-22-00179

Contributing Authors:
JF Burke IS MacLean JM Smith JM Hart MD Miller

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Seventy-two patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery (32 completed follow-up and were included in the analysis) were randomized in this trial to receive either final wound closure using a suture (n=10), zipper (n=11), or Clozex surgical device closure (n=11). Outcomes of interest included skin closure time, surgeon satisfaction, scar evaluation on the Stony Brook Scar Evaluation Scale (SBSES) at 2 ...

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