AAOS: Barbed sutures may be a plausible option for wound closure in TKA

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.

Staples lead to fewer wound infections than sutures for the treatment of surgical wounds

Am Surg. 2011 Sep;77(9):1206-21

Barbed sutures reduce cost and closing time compared to standard sutures in TKA

J Arthroplasty. 2014 Sep;29(9 Suppl):135-8

Barbed sutures reduce time to wound closure In comparison to conventional sutures in TJA

Int Orthop. 2016 Feb;40(2):225-31

AAOS: Triclosan-coated sutures do not reduce surgical site infection following THA & TKA

Barbed sutures more efficient in TKA wound closure compared to standard sutures

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2015 Jun;473(6):2019-27

COA: No difference between sutures & staple closure complication in orthopaedic surgery

Comparison of sutures and staples for wound closure in orthopaedic surgery

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

No significant reduction in surgical site infection rate with triclosan-coated sutures in TJA

Bone Joint J. 2018 Mar 1;100-B(3):296-302

Sutures vs. staples for skin closure comparable for outcomes following orthopaedic surgery

BMJ Open. 2016 Jan 20;6(1):e009257.

Comparable efficacy between nylon stitches and skin staples for wound closure after TKA

Bone Joint Res. 2016 May;5(5):185-90

AAOS 2016: Barbed suture reduces closure time and wound complications vs. standard suture

All-inside sutures have lower failure rate than meniscal arrows in meniscal repair

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2015 Jan;23(1):211-8.

Both absorbable and nonabsorbable suture provided excellent repair of unstable shoulders

Arthroscopy. 2008 Jun;24(6):697-703. Epub 2008 Feb 20

Suture technique did not affect rerupture rates after double- and single-row RC repair

Arthroscopy. 2015 Aug;31(8):1576-82

Shoulder instability: High failure rates observed with arthroscopic transglenoid sutures

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2007 Sep;89(9):1188-96

Wound closure choice directly translates into procedural costs in total knee replacement

J Arthroplasty. 2011 Dec;26(8):1251-8.e1-4. Epub 2011 Apr 29.

OTA: A novel skin closure method with subcutaneous sutures and 2-octylcyanoacrylate

Bidirectional barbed suture more efficient in closure of total hip and knee arthroplasties

J Arthroplasty. 2012 Dec;27(10):1783-8. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.05.022