Does the use of sutures reduce the wound complication rate following surgery in hip fractures?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Recovery from surgery for fractured neck of femur; Surgery

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12692904
• Lead Sponsor: Medway Maritime Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2018-01-15
• Study Start: 2021-01-18
• Last Update Posted: 1 February 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 526

Inclusion Criteria

1. Admitted with intracapsular or extracapsular neck of femur fracture
2. Undergoing either hemiarthroplasty or dyanmic hip screw operation
3. Mental capacity

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Wound problems measured using Singh’s Wound Score (SWS) at days 2, 5, 7, 10 and 14 days<br> 2. Wound infection measured using Singh’s Wound Score (SWS) at days 7,10 and 14 days<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Duration of surgery (min) measured using patient records at the end of surgery