A comparison between barbed suture and conventional suture in total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Objective The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the efficacy of barbed versus conventional sutures in total knee arthroplasty. Methods Two investigators independently performed data extraction and assessed study quality using the keywords “barbed suture, wound...

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Main Authors: Erliang Li, Wenjing Niu, Tingting Lu, Xiaolin Li, Tong Zhang, Jinchi Cai, Wenji Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Arthroplasty
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42836-020-00028-6