Clinical Outcomes of the use of Barbed Sutures for Incision Closure in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR-IPR-17013677

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2017-12-04

Start date

2017-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-12-11

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Conditions

Total Knee Arthroplasty

Interventions

Full-thickness barbed suture group:Barbed sutures were performed to joint capsule, subcutaneous and intradermal

Partial barbed suture:Barbed sutures were performed to joint capsule, the subcutaneous and intradermal tissue was closed with absorbable suture and metallic skin staples superficially

Traditional Suture:The joint capsule, subcutaneous and intradermal was closed with absorbable suture and metallic skin staples superficially

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

40 Years to 87 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) knee degenerative arthritis; (2) the primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA); (3) complete medical records; (4) senior surgeon surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with limb nerve or vascular disease; (2) Surgical area has a history of surgery; (3) BMI>30?/?.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
HB;albumin;length of the incision;suture time;operation time;postoperative hospital stay;KSS score;incision complications (exudation, superficial infection, split, skin necrosis);BMI;Preoperative combined disease (nephropathy, diabetes,Immune dysfunction);Smoking;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXiangyang Chen

Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University

xzchenxiangyang@163.com+86 159005201635

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 18, 2026