Hip Injuries, Hip Osteoarthritis, Hip Sprain, Hip Strain
Conditions
Keywords
arthroscopy, traction
Brief summary
Compared to the knee and shoulder, the hip joint leaves relatively little space to maneuver arthroscopic instruments and camera. To expand the potential space in the hip joint, traction is commonly applied to the operative leg through a perineal post. This is an effective technique to improve the working space for arthroscopy, however it has been associated with complications, including perineal numbness. Traction pads, used alone or with a perineal post, can reduce pressure on the perineal area, thus reducing numbness. The investigators hypothesize that positioning hip arthroscopy patients using a traction pad on a standard traction table with a perineal post will reduce the incidence and duration of postoperative perineal numbness.
Interventions
DEVICEThe Pink Pad Hip Kit
The pad is placed between the patient and the traction table to reduce pressure to the pudendal nerve exerted by the perineal post.
Sponsors
Northwestern University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 88 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* All patients presenting to Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) or to a Northwestern orthopaedic surgery faculty member's clinic undergoing hip arthroscopy * Ability to read and speak English
Exclusion criteria
* Revision surgery * Oncologic surgery * Use of regional anesthesia * Arthroscopic hip surgery that involves procedures other than labral repair, acetabuloplasty, CAM-plasty, IT band windowing, Iliopsoas lengthening
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| patient-reported post-operative numbness | Baseline prior to surgery | Y/N Are you experiencing complete or partial numbness prior to your surgery? |
| patient-reported numbness | 1 week after surgery | Y/N Are you experiencing complete or partial numbness as a result of your surgery? |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| patient-reported difficulty urinating | Baseline prior to surgery | Y/N Have you experienced difficulty urinating? |
| patient-reported difficulty with bowel movements | Baseline prior to surgery | Y/N Have you experienced difficulty with bowel movements? |
| patient-reported skin changes or breakdown | Baseline prior to surgery | Y/N Have you experienced skin changes or skin breakdown? |
| patient-reported sexual disfunction or erectile disfunction | Baseline prior to surgery | Y/N Have you experienced sexual dysfunction/erectile dysfunction? |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORVehniah K Tjong, MD
Northwestern University
Outcome results
None listed