Suturing techniques, skin closure method. Total Hip Arthroplasty, hip prosthesis Suturing techniques, skin closure method. Total Hip Arthroplasty, hip prosthesis
Conditions
Interventions
In this study, four methods of wound closure will be compared to each other.
These methods are:
- Monocryl Smooth Suture
- Vicryl Rapide Suture in combination with Indermil Skin Glue
- Dermabond Pri
Sponsors
Reinier Haga Orthopedisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • >= Eighteen years old • Scheduled to undergo a primary THA via the anterior approach by one of the participating surgeons, for any indication • No prior operations of the hip which is to be operated on for this study • Able to provide written informed consent • Patient is able to speak and write in Dutch
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Use of cytostatic substances in the period ranging from fourteen days prior, to ninety days after the surgery. • Difficulty with or inability to communicate with the investigators (e.g. difficulty with the Dutch language, cognitive /memory disorder).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study parameter is aberrant wound recovery after three days and fourteen days postoperatively in patients after a THA. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are the occurrence of superficial- and deep wound infections for the four suturing techniques during hospitalisation, fourteen days postoperatively, and ninety days postoperatively, as well as the costs of each of the suturing techniques, and whether, or not, patients have to visit the outpatient clinic for a control appointment in standard care. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactB. Hesseling
Reinier Haga Orthopedisch Centrum
Outcome results
None listed