Comparison of two different approaches to knee replacement surgery
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal DiseasesConditions requiring knee replacement
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN13723185
- Lead Sponsor
- Weston Area Health NHS Trust
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1. Aged 18 years or older
2. Undergoing planned primary Total Knee Replacement surgery in Weston General Hospital
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients for revision procedures
2. Previous open procedures on the knee
3. Bleeding disorders or medical conditions/complications requiring therapeutic anticoagulation (eg DVT, PE, MI), even if these complications occur post-operatively
4. History of previous trauma to the knee
5. Known allergy to skin adhesives
6. Deviation from post-operative protocol
7. Significant medical condition which has an effect on wound healing (eg diabetes or rheumatological disease)
8. Obesity
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Wound ooze on day 1 to day 4, using graph paper printed onto acetate sheets which can by laid onto the dressing, allowing the size of dressing marking to be measured by counting the number of squares on the graph paper which are involved
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. The length of inpatient stay (days) following the surgery<br>2. Whether or not an expensive 'PICO' dressing is required (only if the patient has persistent wound ooze more than 2x2cm at day 4)<br>3. Patient satisfaction with the appearance and function of the scar as assessed by means of a validated wound scoring system, the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) (the patient assessment part of this questionnaire) at week 4 and week 6 post-operatively