To know best method for skin closure in total knee arthroplasty patients.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M171- Unilateral primary osteoarthritisof knee
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/12/022383
- Lead Sponsor
- Ganga Medical Centre Hospitals Pvt Ltd
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Both male and female patients of age between 45-80years with primary osteoarthritis of knee joints
Exclusion Criteria
Revision total knee arthroplasty,secondary osteoarthritis of knee joint,patients on anti-neoplastic drugs,history of malignancy,patients with skin problems,patients on steroid therapy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method wound closure time <br/ ><br>wound complications <br/ ><br>pain at suture removal-VAS score <br/ ><br>patient scar satisfaction score <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: wound complications-4days,2weeks,6weeks <br/ ><br> VAS score-2weeks <br/ ><br>Hollander wound evaluation score-2weeks,6weeks,3months,6months <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method scar scoringTimepoint: patient-observer scar assessment score at6 months post surgery