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

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Feb;88(2):238-42

ciNPWT may reduce wound complications and re-operation rate in patients undergoing revision TJA

J Arthroplasty. 2019 Mar;34(3):554-559.

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

Bone Joint Res. 2016 Aug;5(8):328-37

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

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

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

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

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 leads to higher costs & wound complication risk in THA

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

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

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

No difference in wound appearance or infection rate between iNPWT and standard dressings in TJA

J Arthroplasty. 2019 Apr;34(4):723-728. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.12.008

Comparison of sutures and staples for wound closure in orthopaedic surgery

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

Occlusive dressings decrease rate of wound complications following TKA/THA

Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2015 Sep;44(9):415-20.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

AAOS: Occlusive, antimicrobial dressing appears to promote uneventful TJA wound healing