title: The barbed suture of deep fascia walks away and pierces through skin far from the incision - a case report.
abstract: Barbed suture has been widely used in surgeries. However, this technique may raise many problems. Here, we report that the barbed suture of deep fascia walks away and pierces through skin far from the incision in a 61-year-old male 6 weeks after total hip arthroplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics Qianfoshan Hospital Shandong University Jinan Shandong China.
authors.forename: Shufeng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics Qianfoshan Hospital Shandong University Jinan Shandong China.
authors.forename: Huaqiang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics Qianfoshan Hospital Shandong University Jinan Shandong China.
authors.forename: Zhaolong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: DICAT Biomedical Computation Centre Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics Qianfoshan Hospital Shandong University Jinan Shandong China.
authors.forename: Teng
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics Qianfoshan Hospital Shandong University Jinan Shandong China.
authors.forename: Xinfeng
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5323-8870
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yan
keywords: Barbed suture; complication; total hip arthroplasty