Infections and Infestations: Pin tract infections Infections and Infestations Pin tract infections
Conditions
Interventions
A prospective randomised controlled trial/case note review. Randomise patients with external fixators to two groups - 1. with and 2. without foot pump. A minimum period of 72 h of foot pump usage is
Sponsors
Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All adult patients admitted to the orthopaedic wards with an external fixator to the lower limb. Patients would have to have had a fresh procedure and should have had the external fixator applied during the current admission.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Establishment of status of pin site as infected or not infected on clinical examination both at discharge and first clinic visit. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed