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Table 3 Relative risk of wound complications for subgroups by anatomic location or procedure type

From: Sutures versus staples for wound closure in orthopaedic surgery: a pilot randomized controlled trial

 

Relative risk

95% CI

Overall

0.77

0.52–1.14

Anatomic Site

  

Upper Extremity

1.04

0.53–2.03

Hip

0.86

0.41–1.79

Knee

0.07

0.31–1.57

Ankle

0.75

0.28–2.03

Procedure Type

  

ORIF

0.70

0.40–1.22

Arthroplasty

0.81

0.37–1.80

IM nail

0.50

0.12–2.00

Soft tissue repair/reconstruction

0.75

0.15–3.72

Other

2.25

0.41–12.28