surgical scars
Conditions
Interventions
Scar dressing group:Patients treated with scar dressing for surgical scar care are invited to participate this study and allocated in scar dressing group despite the length of caring period.
Regular care group:Patients receiving regular scar care are retrospectively identified with matching factors, such as gender, age, length of surgical wound and surgical procedure.
Sponsors
Orthopedic department, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
5 Years to 18 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 5 to 18 years; 2. Had orthopedic surgery 3 weeks ago and within 6 weeks; 3. Had incision sites around the knee; 4. All surgical wounds healed completely; 5. Length of surgical wounds between 2 and 15 centimeters; 6. Planed to treat incisional scar with scar dressing, adhesive tapes, or adhesive strips.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Surgical wound infection; 2. Atopic dermatitis or sensitive skin; 3. Not able to make return visits regularly; 4. Participation was not appropriate determined by physician.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Vancouver Scar Scale, VSS; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient Scar Assessment Scale, PSAS;Incidence of adverse events in the use of medical materials for scar care;Patient satisfaction; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactCHANG, CHIA-HSIEH
Pediatric orthopedics
Outcome results
None listed