# Sutures Versus Staples for Wound Closure in Orthopaedic Surgery

> **NCT01146236** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Manitoba** · enrollment: 247 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Surgical Wound Infection

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Sutures
- **DEVICE:** Staples

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01146236
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Manitoba
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2010-07
- **Primary completion:** 2013-09
- **Final completion:** 2013-12
- **Target enrollment:** 247 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-10-17

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01146236

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01146236, "Sutures Versus Staples for Wound Closure in Orthopaedic Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01146236. Licensed CC0.

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