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Comparing outcomes between barbed and conventional sutures in patients undergoing knee or hip arthroplasty
Nadia Sutton1, Niels-Derrek Schmitz2, Stephen S Johnston3
1Johnson & Johnson Services Inc., 501 George Street, #JH2226, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
Aim:
To compare outcomes between barbed sutures and conventional sutures among patients undergoing knee or hip arthroplasty.
Materials & Methods:
Retrospective study of patients (aged ≥18 years) undergoing elective knee/hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis between 1 January 2013 and 1 September 2015. Patients were classified as: any Stratafix™ Knotless Tissue Control Devices (barbed suture group) used for closure vs. conventional sutures only (conventional suture group).
Results:
Compared with the conventional suture group, the barbed suture group had statistically significant: shorter length of stay, knee = 0.2 d; hip = 0.3 d and operating room time, knee = 7 min; hip = 22 min and lower rate of discharge to skilled nursing facility/nonhome setting (knee = 3.0%; hip = 6.8%).
Conclusion:
Use of barbed sutures was associated with shorter length of stay, operating room time and less resource intensive discharge status as compared with conventional sutures alone.
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