Continuous barbed suturing improves early recovery after primary total knee arthroplasty: a randomised controlled trial.

J Orthop Surg Res · 2026 · PMC12914888 · PMID 41582229

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The continuous suture group showed slightly greater flexion (mean ± SD: 113.2 ± 10.5°) compared to the interrupted group (109.5 ± 11.8°), although this difference did not reach statistical significance (Mann–Whitney p = 0.056).

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