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Sutures didn't dissolve after tkr revision

Joint Replacements | Last Active: May 12 11:35am | Replies (23)
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I had that with my appendectomy. I ended up just pulling them out as the stitches came out. I thought it was weird.

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tkrfail21 | @tkrfail21 | Jan 2 7:18pm

These are not stitches. The surgeon says they are sutures. They are hard like bone and the size of large peas. They are in a row curved around my knee cap.

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