Commercial suture passer improves efficiency and ease of use versus conventional needle in minimally invasive thoracolumbar fascia closure: a cadaveric analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low-profile suture passers have been introduced to facilitate thoracolumbar fascia closure in minimally invasive spine (MIS) surgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the closure time of a modern suture passer to a conventional curved need for MIS fascia closure in a cadaveric model.

Methods

Six clinicians specializing in orthopedic spine surgery were recruited for the study and randomly assigned 1 cadaveric torso. Subcutaneous tissue was resected at L4-L5, replicating MIS surgery, followed by placement of a 60×18-mm or 100×18-mm tubular retractor for access. Clinicians were required to close the fascia with three unknotted, simple interrupted sutures using a swaged curved needle or suture passer (Spine Scorpion™, Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL). The completio

SUBMITTER: Gallizzi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11326955 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature