Modality of wound closure after total knee replacement: are staples as safe as sutures? A retrospective study of 181 patients

BACKGROUND: Surgical site wound closure plays a vital role in post-operative success. This effect is magnified in regard to commonly performed elective procedures such as total knee arthroplasty. The use of either sutures or staples for skin re-approximation remains a contested subject, which may ha...

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Autores principales: Newman, Justin T, Morgan, Steven J, Resende, Gustavo V, Williams, Allison E, Hammerberg, E Mark, Dayton, Michael R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3212897/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22011354
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1754-9493-5-26

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