Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34616118›Full record

ArticleJournal of orthopaedics

Similar infection rates in a new wound closure method following knee arthroplasty.

Shuyang Liu, Samantha N Andrews, Landon H Morikawa, Maya Y Matsumoto, Kristin A Mathews, Cass K Nakasone

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Article in Journal of orthopaedics. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Shuyang LiuJohn A Burns School of Medicine, 651 Ilalo Street, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA.
Samantha N AndrewsUniversity of Hawai'i, Department of Surgery, 1356 Lusitana Street, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA.
Landon H MorikawaStraub Medical Center, Bone and Joint Center, 888 South King Street, Honolulu, HI, 96818, USA.
Maya Y MatsumotoStraub Medical Center, Bone and Joint Center, 888 South King Street, Honolulu, HI, 96818, USA.
Kristin A MathewsStraub Medical Center, Bone and Joint Center, 888 South King Street, Honolulu, HI, 96818, USA.
Cass K NakasoneUniversity of Hawai'i, Department of Surgery, 1356 Lusitana Street, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA.
Straub Medical Center · USUniversity of Hawaii System · USUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surgical site infections, defined as acute wound infections requiring surgical intervention within 90 days post-surgery, were retrospectively compared between a novel, zipper-like closure method (ZM) and staples in 682 patients (904 knees) and 772 patients (971 knees), respectively. The incidence of deep infections was 0.6% for staples and 0.2% for ZM (p = 0.169) and superficial infections was 0.1% for staples and 0.0% for ZM (p = 0.518). With no difference in wound complications, the ZM may be preferred since the two-week post-operative clinic visit required for wound check and staple removal was eliminated, thereby, decreasing clinic volume.

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InfectionKnee arthroplastyWound closureZipper method

Identifiers

PMID34616118
PMCPMC8476446
OpenAlexW3200270688

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