Status:
UNKNOWN
Comparison of Surgical Site Infection After Skin Closure by Prolene or Staples in Bilateral Knee Arthroplasty Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Indus Hospital and Health Network
Collaborating Sponsors:
Aga Khan University
Conditions:
Total Knee Replacement
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Knee arthroplasty also known as the total knee replacement is an orthopedic surgical procedure done to resurface the knee that has been severely damaged by arthritis. The optimal goal of skin closure ...
Detailed Description
Study Enrollment Procedures: Enrollment will be a continuous process with screening and enrolling eligible patients admitted through the clinic electively for primary TKR. Informed consent will be ta...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult patients of age 40-70 years
- Undergoing bilateral knee arthroplasty at AKUH Karachi.
- Both the genders would be included.
- Patients having American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) level of I, II and III
- Patients having functional class of I, II and III pre-operatively
- Patients opting to undergo Bilateral knee arthroplasty under care of the selected surgeon (A) for the study.
- Patients undergoing bilateral TKR electively
Exclusion
- Patients unwilling to consent.
- Patients unable to comprehend due to the language barrier
- Patients who have a Glasgow Coma Scale i.e. GCS\<15 (cognitive impairment)
- Patients undergoing a knee revision surgery
- Patients having a previous incision/scar in the operative field will be excluded
- Patients having documented allergy to Prolene or stainless steel
- Patients having a documented underlying malignancy
- Patients undergoing unilateral TKR or staged bilateral TKR
- Patients undergoing emergency TKR.
- Patients having undergoing surgery due to trauma or fracture
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
82 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04492852
Start Date
November 1 2020
End Date
December 1 2021
Last Update
August 3 2020
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