Greater Patient Satisfaction With Use of Nonabsorbable Sutures Compared to Absorbable Sutures for Skin Closure Following Knee Arthroscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to evaluate patient outcomes and satisfaction after arthroscopic portal closure with absorbable versus nonabsorbable sutures after knee arthroscopy.

Methods

Patients undergoing primary knee arthroscopy were identified during procedure scheduling. Exclusion criteria included revision procedures, concomitant ligament reconstruction, or meniscal repair surgery. Before surgery, enrolled patients were randomly assigned to undergo closure with either 3-0 Monocryl absorbable or 3-0 nylon non-absorbable sutures. Postoperative evaluation at 2, 6, and 12 weeks included a Visual Analogue Cosmesis scale, a 10-point visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain, patient scar assessment, and customized questionnaire assessing scar satisfaction.

Results

SUBMITTER: Hanna AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10682528 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature