Microbiologic evaluation of remnants of jetting fluids in the surgical field over time

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00009696

Enrollment

200

Registered

2016-02-24

Start date

2016-03-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

M17.1 T84.5

Interventions

Group 1: patients with primary osteoarthritis of the knee who receive a primary total knee arthroplasty Group 2: patients who receive a one-stage, aseptic revision total knee arthroplasty

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients with primary total knee arthroplasty and patients with one-stage aseptic total knee arthroplasty revision surgery (excluded preoperative infection). signed informed consent of the patients.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with limited contractual capability. Patients < 18 years. Patients scheduled for primary total knee arthroplasty with implants from previous surgeries e.g. plates. For revision TKA patients, patients with previous knee infections will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
evidence of a contamination with bacteria in one of the samples	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary endpoints are in case of a contamination: - identification of the specific bacteria, - resistogram, - postoperative knee infection after 1, 5, 10 and 20 years	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactHagen Hommel

Krankenhaus MOL, Standort Wriezen

h.hommel@khmol.de+49 33456 40403

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026