Use of barbed suture for superficial closure after total knee arthroplasty should be avoided due to increased rates of infection and overall closure-related complications, according to study results.

Surgical or traumatic wounds require closing. Sutures are medical tools that help close a wound. They reduce the risk of infection and support the healing process. For example, a dentist who has to ...

This section describes safety outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see the ...