We describe a simple and quick suturing technique that can be used to close arthroscopy portal wounds, resulting in excellent cosmetic appearance. A single suture is seamlessly run in the shape of a ‘figure of eight’ (Fig 1) to give neat apposition of the skin edges. Commonly used, single interrupted sutures result in a ‘dumbbell’ appearance of the wound while the mattress suture may cause rolling of the wound edges. We have found that this technique gives excellent cosmetic results with no wound complications.
Figure 1.
The figure-of-eight suture