Staples versus Sutures.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Wound closure after implantation of a Total Hip Prosthesis.Sluiten van de wond na het implanteren van een Totale Heup Prothese
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON27691
- Lead Sponsor
- Academic Medical Center of AmsterdamSint Lucas Andreas ZiekenhuisTergooiziekenhuizenAmphia Ziekenhuis
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 1800
Inclusion Criteria
1. Adult patients;
2. Elective total hip arthroplasty.
Exclusion Criteria
1. History of ipsilateral hip surgery;
2. Acute setting: Traumatic or pathological fracture;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Wound infections (superficial and deep).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Wound discharge;<br /><br>2. Wound dehiscence;<br /><br>3. Wound necrosis;<br /><br>4. Prolonged hospital stay (more than 5 days);<br /><br>5. Time needed for wound closure in minutes;<br /><br>6. Length of hospital stay in days after surgery;<br /><br>7. Onset of complications (early = during admission / late = after discharged from hospital).