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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Water-Tight Arthrotomy Joint Closure of Modified Intervastus Approach in Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Muthana M Sartawi, James M Kohlmann, Karam R Abdelsamie, Hafizur Rahman

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Muthana M SartawiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon, IL 61938, USA.
James M KohlmannDepartment of Orthopaedics, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon, IL 61938, USA.
Karam R AbdelsamieDepartment of Orthopaedics, King's College Hospital London, Dubai 14143, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-8802-938X
Hafizur RahmanSchool of Podiatric Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Harlingen, TX 78550, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1739-3544
Dubai Hospital · AEThe University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe joint closure technique used for total knee arthroplasty cases can have an impact on outcomes, especially when considering accelerated rehabilitation programs that follow surgery. In this study, we describe the details of the technical steps involved in performing the water-tight arthrotomy joint closure technique that we developed and use.

methodsA total of 536 patients (average age: 62 years, average body mass index: 34 kg/m

resultsFew complications were noted with this closure technique. When we first started using it, there was one case of drainage through the proximal capsular repair which required a return to the operating room 5 days postoperatively for an irrigation and debridement. We also had two cases of superficial skin necrosis along a small part of the incision line which were observed on a weekly basis and which healed uneventfully with application of betadine once daily on the necrotic area. The average time for performing wound closure after total knee arthroplasty was 45 min.

conclusionWe conclude that the water-tight closure approach can achieve very durable, water-tight capsule repairs and results in a decrease in postoperative wound drainage.

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joint closure techniquetotal knee arthroplastywater-tight joint closure

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PMID37373683
PMCPMC10299608
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