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The effects of barbed suture on watertightness after knee arthrotomy closure: a cadaveric study

BACKGROUND: Wound closure is one of the crucial aspects of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for patients who perform high-flexion activities of daily living, because the joint capsule is highly stretched and integrity of the arthrotomy closure must be maintained. Watertightness of the knee joint is a d...

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Autores principales: Kobayashi, Shu, Niki, Yasuo, Harato, Kengo, Udagawa, Kazuhiko, Matsumoto, Morio, Nakamura, Masaya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6302503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30572958
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-018-1035-3