Health Condition 1: M968- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: PRF INJECTION: PLATELET RICH FIBRIN OBTAINED FROM CENTRIIFUGATON OF THE PATIENTS BLOOD
Control Intervention1: Daily pintract dressing with betadine soaked gauze: Pin tract dressing for
Sponsors
MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 18 to 65 Patients being treated by external fixators (Tubular fixators with schanz screws, ring fixators with kirschner wires of hybrid fixation and schanz screws) Grades -2 and 1 of pin tract infections as per Checketts and Otterburn classification
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Platelet count less than 1 lakhs. 2. Patients on any medication or having a disease that alters the platelet count or the function
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Healing of grade-2 pin tract infections assessed by decrease in pain, discharge, redness or worsening assessed by loosening of pinsTimepoint: Day- 3-5 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Healing of grade 1 pin tract infections assessed by decrease in discharge, redness or need for oral antibioticsTimepoint: Day-3-5 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Sumit Sural
Lok Nayak Hospital
Outcome results
None listed