Arthroscopy wounds: to suture or not to suture.
The arthroscopic wounds of 100 Caucasian patients were either sutured or simply bandaged on a random basis. The patients were reviewed after 2 and 12 weeks to ascertain the outcome of the two techniques. Suturing an arthroscopic wound resulted in an increased incidence of hematomas and superficial abscesses. A sutureless technique probably favors early hematoma draining, thus removing a potential cause of infection.
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Institute of Child Health, Sports Medicine Laboratory, United Kingdom.
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Petricciuolo
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D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013537:Sutures; D014945:Wound Healing; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology