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ArticleBMC surgery2024

A new dressing system for accelerating wound recovery after primary total knee arthroplasty: a feasibility study.

Pengfei Lei, Fawei Gao, Jun Qi, Zhigang Li, Da Zhong, Shilong Su

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  1. 'No Dressing' Strategy for Post-operative Orthopaedic Cases.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026
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Pengfei LeiDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No.1367 West Wenyi Road, 310003, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
Fawei GaoDepartment of Orthopedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.87 Xiangya Road, 410008, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Jun QiDepartment of Orthopedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.87 Xiangya Road, 410008, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Zhigang LiDepartment of Orthopedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.87 Xiangya Road, 410008, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Da ZhongDepartment of Orthopedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No.87 Xiangya Road, 410008, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Shilong SuDepartment of Orthopedics, Peking University Third Hospital, No.49 North Garden Road. Haidian, 100191, Beijing, China. sushilong2020@163.com.

Funding

Innovation Foundation of National Orthopedics and Sports Rehabilitation Clinical Medicine Research Center 2021-NCRC-CXJJ-PY-37National Natural Sciences Foundation of China 81974360
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeCurrently, postoperative wound infection and poor healing of total knee arthroplasty have been perplexing both doctors and patients. We hereby innovatively invented a new dressing system to reduce the incidence of postoperative wound complications.

methodsWe enrolled 100 patients who received primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty and then applied the new dressing system. The data collected included the number of dressing changes, postoperative hospital stay, Visual Analogue Scale score (VAS), the Knee Society Score (KSS), the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), ASEPSIS scores, The Stony Brook Scar Evaluation Scale (SBSES), wound complications, dressing cost, the frequency of shower and satisfaction. Subsequently, a statistical analysis of the data was performed.

resultsOur findings demonstrated the average number of postoperative dressing changes was 1.09 ± 0.38, and the average postoperative hospital stay was 3.72 ± 0.98 days. The average cost throughout a treatment cycle was 68.97 ± 12.54 US dollars. Collectively, the results of VAS, KSS, and KOOS revealed that the pain and function of patients were continuously improved. The results of the four indexes of the ASEPSIS score were 0, whereas the SBSES score was 3.58 ± 0.52 and 4.69 ± 0.46 at two weeks and one month after the operation, respectively. We observed no wound complications until one month after the operation. Remarkably, the satisfaction rate of the patients was 91.85 ± 4.99% one month after the operation.

conclusionIn this study, we invented a new dressing system for surgical wounds after total knee arthroplasty and further confirmed its clinical feasibility and safety. CHINESE CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRY: ChiCTR2000033814, Registered 13/ June/2020.

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, KneeOsteoarthritis, KneeBandagesFeasibility StudiesHumansKnee JointSurgical Wound InfectionTreatment OutcomeDressingDressing changeFeasibilityKnee arthroplastyWaterproof

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PMCPMC11017543

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