TY - JOUR
T1 - Skin closure after arthroscopy utilizing a pull-out bow-tie subcuticular suture
AU - Nacius, Lori Ann
AU - Pascual-Garrido, Cecilia
AU - Sagiv, Paul
AU - Mei-Dan, Omer
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© CIC Edizioni Internazionali.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Background: suturing techniques employed to close subcuticular surgical incisions are varied. Purpose: we present the “bow-tie” stitch, which is removed by pulling one side of the stitch with no need for sharp object stitch cutting. The stitch results in good approximation and scarring while enabling proper oozingMethods: we have used this suture repeatedly for wound closure after hip and knee arthroscopy; its application to other superficial skin closures is easily appreciatedResults: this method of skin closure allows for ease of tying for the surgeon, aesthetically pleasing results for the patient, pain-free suture removal, no risk of suture knots becoming embedded in healing tissue, and decreased risk of infection and damage to skin, as instruments are not required for suture removal.
AB - Background: suturing techniques employed to close subcuticular surgical incisions are varied. Purpose: we present the “bow-tie” stitch, which is removed by pulling one side of the stitch with no need for sharp object stitch cutting. The stitch results in good approximation and scarring while enabling proper oozingMethods: we have used this suture repeatedly for wound closure after hip and knee arthroscopy; its application to other superficial skin closures is easily appreciatedResults: this method of skin closure allows for ease of tying for the surgeon, aesthetically pleasing results for the patient, pain-free suture removal, no risk of suture knots becoming embedded in healing tissue, and decreased risk of infection and damage to skin, as instruments are not required for suture removal.
KW - Arthroscopic
KW - Portals
KW - Stich
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U2 - 10.11138/mltj/2014.4.4.404
DO - 10.11138/mltj/2014.4.4.404
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84922345963
VL - 4
SP - 404
EP - 406
JO - Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal
JF - Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal
SN - 2240-4554
IS - 4
ER -