Advanced Surgical Healing in Orthopaedic Surgery

Advanced Surgical Healing in Orthopaedic Surgery

Choose STRATAFIX™ Knotless Tissue Control Devices and DERMABOND™ PRINEO™ Closure System.¹

Optimal Wound Closure methods can reduce postoperative complications⁶

For over a century, Ethicon has transformed healing and we don’t plan to stop – innovation is in our DNA. STRATAFIX™ Knotless Tissue Control Devices provided stronger*, faster†, more secure‡ closure than traditional suturing.⁷ Incisions closed with DERMABOND™ PRINEO™ Closure System (22 cm) was significantly stronger when compared with the average strength of staples.^{8 § #}

STRATAFIX™ Symmetric PDS™ Knotless Tissue Control Devices Illustration

STRATAFIX™ Symmetric PDS™ Plus Knotless Tissue Control Devices

Learn More

STRATAFIX™ Spiral Knotless Tissue Control Devices Illustration

STRATAFIX™ Spiral Plus Knotless Tissue Control Devices

Plus Antibacterial Technology

Explore PLUS Sutures

DERMABOND™ PRINEO™ Skin Closure System

Learn More

Reducing risk factors and improving healing can be achieved with appropriate surgical technique and postoperative care. You can optimise tissue management through the principles of wound healing: gentle handling of tissues, careful haemostasis, obliteration of dead space, and avoidance of tension.^11,12 Appropriate choice of wound dressing should manage wound bioburden, limit cross contamination and promote a wound healing environment.¹³

Strength & Security

Closure must be strong enough to maintain appropriate tension and approximation throughout healing.¹⁴
Continuous suturing closure can be compromised with a break in the suture.¹⁵

Watertight Closure & Obliteration of Dead Space

An optimal tension watertight closure may also reduce the risk of dead space hematomas and infection.¹⁶
Suture knots can create inconsistent suture tension, risking tissue gapping between knots.¹⁷
Saturated and/or leaking wound dressings allow migration of bacteria to the wound in a rapid manner.¹⁸

Antibacterial & Microbial Barrier Protection

Use of metal clips is associated with a significantly greater risk of wound infection than traditional sutures.¹⁹
Any implant, including a suture, increases the risk of bacterial colonization and biofilm formation and may contribute to an infection.²⁰
Wound dressings are typically changed 3 to 5 times in TJA.²¹ This can increase potential risk of introducing SSI causing pathogens to the wound. ^21,22,23

In Total Joint Arthroplasty orthopaedics, STRATAFIX™ Knotless Tissue Control Devices and DERMABOND™ PRINEO™ Skin Closure System vs. traditional sutures and staples, respectively, were associated with:

Shorter Operating Time^24,25

Lower Infection Rates^24,25

Reduced LOS^25,26

Reduced Re-Admission^25,26

Lower Healthcare Resource Utilisation^1,21

Easier Patient Care²¹

Join a Webinar

Book Lunch & Learn

Request a trial

Orthopaedic Learn as One Microlectures Series

Video 1 of 13

Now Playing

Orthopaedics Learn as One Microlectures: Module One: Optimising Post-Op Care to Address Today & Tomorrows Challenges