Skin staples as the preferred method of wound close following knee and hip arthroplasty

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Negative pressure wound treatment reduces the occurrence of seroma following THA

Int Orthop. 2012 Apr;36(4):719-22. Epub 2011 Jul 15

Negative pressure wound therapy not associated with reduction in deep SSI in open fracture treatment

JAMA. 2018 Jun 12;319(22):2280-2288

AAOS2018: ciNPWT vs occlusive dressing for reducing wound complications in revision THA and TKA

Benefit of negative pressure wound therapy found in management of TKA and THA patients

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Staples lead to fewer wound infections than sutures for the treatment of surgical wounds

Am Surg. 2011 Sep;77(9):1206-21

Use of wound drain after unilateral total knee arthroplasty

The Journal of Arthroplasty Vol. 26 No. 4 2011

Antibiotic prophylaxis for wound infections in total joint arthroplasty

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008 Jul;90(7):915-9

Knee flexion with tourniquet deflated may be optimal for wound closure in TKA

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2016 Dec;136(12):1773-1780

Negative-pressure wound therapy leads to higher costs & wound complication risk in THA

Surg Innov. 2015 Oct;22(5):488-95.

Comparison of sutures and staples for wound closure in orthopaedic surgery

Patient Saf Surg. 2013 Feb 9;7(1):6

Comparable efficacy between nylon stitches and skin staples for wound closure after TKA

Bone Joint Res. 2016 May;5(5):185-90

Effects of pneumatic tourniquet removal before or after wound closure in TKA

J Arthroplasty. 2015 Jan;30(1):31-7.

No difference between wound drainage and non-drainage for femoral fractures

Injury. 2005 Jan;36(1):100-4

Barbed sutures improve closure times and costs compared to traditional sutures in TKA/THA

J Arthroplasty. 2014 Feb;29(2):283-7. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.05.031. Epub 2013 Nov 22.

Lower rate of PONV with ropivacaine wound infiltration vs IV analgesia after thoracolumbar surgery

Eur Spine J. 2017 Mar;26(3):825-831

Lower infection rate after open fracture with NPWT versus conventional dressings

Int J Surg. 2018 May;53:72-79

Occlusive dressings decrease rate of wound complications following TKA/THA

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Continuous wound infiltration does not significantly reduce pain after hallux valgus osteotomy

Foot Ankle Int. 2018 Feb;39(2):180-188

AAOS2017: Evaluating two wound closure techniques following ORIF for ankle fractures