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Table 2 Wound complications following total ankle arthroplasty according to the wound closure method

From: Comparison of 2-octyl cyanoacrylate skin adhesive and interrupted polypropylene sutures for wound closure in total ankle arthroplasty

 

Skin Adhesive Group (N = 36 ankles)

Suture group (N = 72 ankles)

p-value†

None

31 (86.1%)

70 (97.2%)

0.040

Allergic contact dermatitis

1 (2.8%)

–

0.333

Wound dehiscence

3 (8.3%)

2 (2.8%)

0.331

Surgical site infection

  

0.035

   Superficial

1 (2.8%)

–

 

   Deep

2‡ (5.6%)

–

 
  1. The values are given as the number of ankles, with the percentage in parentheses
  2. †Fisher’s exact test was used to analyze the intergroup differences. A p-value of < 0.05 was considered significant
  3. ‡The overall number of ankles with wound complications was 5 (13.9%) of 36 cases in the skin adhesive group. Among them, one case each of allergic contact dermatitis and wound dehiscence progressed to deep infection
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X