Comparison of Midline With Lateral Skin Incision in Simultaneous Bilateral TKA
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- Conditions
- Skin Numbness and Kneeling Ability
- Interventions
- Procedure: Skin incision
- Registration Number
- NCT04240847
- Lead Sponsor
- Thammasat University
- Brief Summary
This is a RCT which compare skin numbness, kneeling ability and functional outcome between midline incision and lateral incision in patients undergoing simultaneous bilateral TKA
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
- The patient undergoing simultaneous bilateral TKA
- Normal skin sensation on both knees
- Informed consent
- Good cognitive function
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Exclusion Criteria
- Previous surgical wound around the knee
- Peripheral vascular disease
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Lateral incision Skin incision Skin incision at 1 cm lateral to tibial tubercle Midline incision Skin incision Skin incision at the midline, 1 cm medial to tibial tubercle
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Skin numbness 6 weeks, 3, 6 , 9, 12 months after surgery area of skin numbness
Kneeling ability 6 weeks, 3, 6 , 9, 12 months after surgery Ability to kneel at 90 and 110 degrees on hard, firm and soft surface
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Complication 6 weeks, 3, 6 , 9, 12 months after surgery chronic eczema at surgical wound
Functional outcome 6 weeks, 3, 6 , 9, 12 months after surgery Modified WOMAC, Joint forgotten score
Knee range of motion 6 weeks, 3, 6 , 9, 12 months after surgery flexion and extension angle of knee by goniometer
Incision length 3 months Skin incision length at 90 degrees knee flexion
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
department of orthopaedic surgery, Faculty of medicine, Thammasat university
🇹ðŸ‡Khlong Luang, Pathumthani, Thailand