Barbed Suture for Arthrotomy Closure in Total Knee Arthroplasty .
Barbed sutures reduce arthrotomy closure duration compared to interrupted conventional sutures for total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial.
Musculoskelet Surg . 2021 Dec;105(3):275-281.Sixty patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty were randomized to receive a barbed suture (n=30) or standard interrupted absorbable sutures (n=30) for arthrotomy closure. Outcomes of interest included arthrotomy closure time, total operative time, number of sutures utilized and wound complications. The barbed suture group demonstrated a significantly shorter arthrotomy closure time but there was no statistically significant difference in overall operative time. The barbed suture group used significantly less sutures. There was no difference in postoperative wound complications.
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