Failure of a Unidirectional Barbed-Suture Device at the Arthrotomy Repair Site Following Total and Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • CASE: We report the failure of a routine arthrotomy repair following knee arthroplasty. Five additional cases of arthrotomy failure occurred within a 14-month period during which a specific unidirectional knotless barbed suture device had been used for arthrotomy closure. CONCLUSION: Additional study on larger cohorts may be useful to understand the effectiveness of barbed suture for arthrotomy closure in knee arthroplasty.

publication date

  • January 1, 2018

Research

keywords

  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Suture Techniques

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85059423866

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.2106/JBJS.CC.18.00041

PubMed ID

  • 30303848

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 8

issue

  • 4