05 August 2020>: Clinical Research
Are There Lower Complication Rates with Bidirectional Barbed Suture in Total Knee Arthroplasty Incision Closure? A Randomized Clinical Trial
Shuo Feng 1ABCDE* , Ye Zhang 1ABCDE* , Feng Zhang 2CE , Zhi Yang 1AC , Xiang-Yang Chen 1ADEF* , Guo-Chun Zha 1ADEF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.922783
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e922783
Table 4 Complicatio ns of three groups.
Group | Number | Effusion | Blisters | Hematoma | Skin margin necrosis | Superficial Infection | Deep infection | Complication rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | 193 | 7 (3.6%) | 2 (1.0%) | 5 (2.6%) | 1 (0.5%) | 19 (9.8%) | 4 (2.1%) | 19.7% |
B | 195 | 2 (1.0%) | 2 (1.0%) | 3 (1.5%) | 0 | 6 (3.1%) | 1 (0.5%) | 7.2% |
C | 194 | 3 (1.5%) | 1 (0.5%) | 4 (2.1%) | 0 | 8 (4.1%) | 2 (1.0%) | 9.3% |
P | 0.163 | 0.817 | 0.767 | 0.364 | 0.357 |