The role of wound closure in total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review on knee position.
Simone CercielloBrent Joseph MorrisSébastien LustigKatia CoronaEnrico VisonàGiulio MaccauroPhilippe NeyretPublished in: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA (2016)
The findings of the present review did not show any statistically significant differences in terms of post-operative flexion ROM, functional scores, or complications related to the position of the knee at the time of joint and wound closure during TKA. There is no clear advantage to either closure method based on the currently available evidence, and therefore, this choice should be based on surgeon preference.