SynthesisInternational wound journal2023
Effect of barbed versus standard sutures on wound complications in total knee arthroplasty: A meta-analysis.
Synthesis in International wound journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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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.
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Safety and Efficacy of Barbed Sutures Compared to Non-barbed Sutures in Bariatric Surgery: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Obesity surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of barbed versus standard sutures on wound complications in total knee arthroplasty: A meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2023Pooled it
- RETRACTION: Effect of Barbed versus Standard Sutures on Wound Complications in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2025Article
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- Retracted
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5 authors.
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Abstract
A barbed suture has been demonstrated to be effective in shortening the stitching time and improving the aesthetic appearance of the stitches during the entire knee replacement. However, no meta-analyses have been conducted specifically to evaluate the effect of the barbed thread on wound complications relative to the conventional suture. A comprehensive search of the PubMed database, the Embase database, the Cochrane Library and the Web of Science was performed to obtain search data up to June 2023, and only randomised controlled trials were included in this meta-analysis. We used Review Manager 5.3 for data synthesis and analysis. This meta-analysis included eight studies. It was found that the use of barbed sutures did not improve the incidence of the disease, the infection of the wound, the closure of the abscess and the injury. However, because of the limited sample size of the randomised controlled trials for this meta-analysis, the data should be handled with caution. More high-quality, large-sample studies will be required to confirm the results.
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