The use of tissue adhesive as an adjunct to wound closure in knee arthroplasty does not reduce wound ooze

Abstract Introduction Persistent wound ooze has been associated with prolonged length of hospital stay and increased risk of infection. Recently, the use of tissue adhesive after hip and knee arthroplasty has been described. We believe that knee arthroplasty wounds exhibit different behavior compare...

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Main Authors: Mohamed A. Khalefa, Lindsay K. Smith, Riaz Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Knee Surgery & Related Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43019-020-00073-0