Knee Pain Swelling
Conditions
Keywords
knee welling outpatient compression stockings
Brief summary
Outpatients who undergo knee surgery are designated two different clinical study groups. Group A receives common wrapping after surgery to the first postsurgical day and will be provided with compression stockings for the following 10 days, while group B only receives common wrapping and will not be provided with compression stockings. The investigators are going to investigate the effect of compression stockings on postsurgical swelling and formation of edema on outpatients.
Detailed description
The investigators are planing on investigate the effect of compression stockings on postsurgical swelling and formation of edema. For this purpose the investigators devide outpatients who have undergone knee surgery to two different clinical study groups. Group A receives a common compression bandage after surgery to the first postsurgical day and receives compression stockings afterwards for the following 10 days, while Group B only receives a common compression bandage to the first postsurgical day. Group A will be instructed to wear compression stockings for 24 hours on the first two postsurgical day, afterwards at least for 8 hours a day. Preoperatively the investigators are going to determine the volume and circumference of both legs using the Bodytronic 600 by Bauerfeind. Subsequently the measurement will be repeated on the first, forth and tenth postsurgical day. The investigators are going to measure the range of motion, also the patients of both groups will be asked to mark pain and tension on a visual analog scale and write down the amount of time they have been lying, sitting and standing each day. Group A will document the amount of time for how long they were wearing compression stockings each day.
Interventions
OTHERPatients use compression stockings for 10 days after surgery
patients wear compression stocking for 24 hours in the first 2 days after surgery and for at least 8 hours at day 3-10 after surgery
OTHERnormal therapy - no compression stockings
the patients receive the common therapy according to S2 guidelines
Sponsors
University of Rostock
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* age \> 18 years * signed release form
Exclusion criteria
* deep vein thrombosis * swelling caused by cardiac, venous or endocrine genesis * dysfunction of the lymphatic system * dysfunction of kidney or liver * Use of water withholding medication * massive adiposity * cachexia * epilepsy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Amount of Swelling of lower Extremity (circumference in mm and volume in ml) | 10 days |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain (visual analoge scale) and Range of Movement (degree of flexion) | 10 days |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed