Comparison of surgical wound infection and dehiscence following the use of two methods of nylon sutures and skin staples in staples in diabetic mellitus patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty surgery: a randomized clinical trial study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Timely and complete surgical wound healing substantially affects the patient's performance and satisfaction with surgery outcomes. Sutures and staples are two common wound closure methods in total knee arthroplasty; however, their role in reducing the rate of surgical wound infections and dehiscence in diabetic patients is unclear. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the rate of infection and post-closure dehiscence in wounds closed with either nylon sutures or skin staples in diabetic patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Methods

This is a single-blind randomized clinical trial including 70 diabetic mellitus patients undergoing TKA. Patients were selected using a restricted random sampling method and haphazardly assigned to study groups

SUBMITTER: Rahbari H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11744891 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature