Review Article
Skin Closure Tape and Surgical Staples in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
| | First author | Publication | Country | Design | Average age (years) | Group size (knees) | Gender ratio (male/female) | BMI (kg/m2) | Follow-up (months) | Knees | | SCT | Staple | SCT | Staple | SCT | Staple | SCT | Staple |
| | Sutton et al. | 2018 | US | CCS | 65.1 ± 10 | 65.5 ± 10.2 | 971 | 971 | 350/621 | 359/612 | NR | NR | 3 | 1942 | | Takayama et al. | 2017 | Japan | CS | 73.9 ± 6.3 | 73.8 ± 7.3 | 38 | 38 | 5/33 | 7/31 | 25.9 ± 3.2 | 26.5 ± 4.0 | 3 | 76 | | Carli et al. | 2017 | USA | CS | 60.8 ± 7.38 | 65.3 ± 9.72 | 221 | 1001 | 100/121 | 368/629 | 31.4 ± 6.96 | 29.6 ± 6.14 | 3 | 1222 | | Han Ko et al. | 2017 | Korea | CS | 68.8 ± 12.3 | 70.38 ± 10.83 | 45 | 45 | 7/38 | 11/34 | 24.90 ± 4.42 | 24.42 ± 4.28 | 3 | 90 |
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NR: not reported; SCT: skin closure tape; BMI: body mass index; CCS: case-control study; CS: cohort study.
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