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Clinical viability of novel safety-engineered sharps device in wound closure for foot and ankle surgery
National Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics · 2023 · Vol. 7(2) · pp. 31–35
Akhil Sharma✉(St. Luke's University Health Network)Selene G. Parekh(St. Luke's University Health Network)
Abstract
Unsafe injections are a major burden of death and disability among healthcare workers. This study aimed to determine if Operative Armour, a device that reduces the passage of exposed needles, is an effective tool to reduce wound closure time. Orthopaedic foot and ankle fellows performed surgical wound closure of cadaveric specimens. Group A had a traditional suture passing technique involving a technologist, while Group B had Operative Armour without the presence of a technologist. Average number of suture passes for anterior incisions was greater in Group A (52+8.9) than Group B (5.3+0.7), p
Surgical Sutures and AdhesivesDigital Imaging in MedicineOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationCadaveric spasmMedicineAnkleWound closureFibrous jointSurgeryFoot (prosody)ArmourFoot and ankle surgeryWound healing
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