Polyester Mesh Dressings Reduce Delayed Wound Healing and Reoperations Compared with Silver-Impregnated Occlusive Dressings after Knee Arthroplasty

Polyester Mesh Dressings Reduce Delayed Wound Healing and Reoperations Compared with Silver-Impregnated Occlusive Dressings after Knee Arthroplasty

Background: New dressings aimed at reducing surgical wound complications after knee arthroplasty continue to evolve. We compared wound complications and reoperations between 2 dressings: 2-octyl cyanoacrylate adhesive and polyester mesh (Dermabond® Prineo®, “mesh”) and silver-impregnated occlusive d...

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Main Authors: Forrest L. Anderson, MD, Carl L. Herndon, MD, Akshay Lakra, BSc, MBBS, MS, Jeffrey A. Geller, MD, H. John Cooper, MD, Roshan P. Shah, MD, JD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Total knee arthroplasty
Unicondylar knee arthroplasty
Wound healing complications
Dressings
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344120300856

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