Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Infection rates after dog knee surgery with staples or stitches
By Atwood, Chase et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2015·College of Veterinary Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Effects of incision closure method on infection prevalence following tibial plateau leveling osteotomy in dogs.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of dogs that underwent surgery to fix a knee problem (tibial plateau leveling osteotomy) were studied to see if the way their incisions were closed affected the risk of infection afterward. The researchers looked at records from 306 surgeries and found that factors like the dog's weight and whether they received antibiotics after surgery played a role in infection rates. However, the method used to close the incision—either with metal staples or a special type of thread—did not significantly impact the likelihood of infection. Overall, the study suggests that while some factors matter, the closure method itself is not a major concern.
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Abstract
The goal of this study was to retrospectively investigate the effect of incisional closure with either stainless steel skin staples or intradermal poliglecaprone 25 on the prevalence of surgical site infection following tibial plateau leveling osteotomy in dogs. Medical records were reviewed for dogs treated with unilateral tibial plateau leveling osteotomy at Memphis Veterinary Specialists between 2006 and 2013. Procedures (n = 306) from 242 dogs were included in the study. The association of potential risk factors with the occurrence of postoperative infection was assessed using logistic regression. A value of P < 0.05 was considered significant. Weight and administration of postoperative antimicrobials were found to significantly influence surgical site infection prevalence. No significant association was noted between closure method and prevalence of postoperative infection.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25829557/