Gonarthrosis
Conditions
Interventions
The skin sutures in total knee arthroplasty were performed by the same surgeon, with techniques and materials defined by randomization. The patients were divided into three groups:
Group 1 (control)-
Procedure/surgery
Sponsors
Hospital Universitario Ciencias Medicas
Hospital Universitario Ciencias Medicas
Eligibility
Age
45 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with primary or secondary gonarthrosis; with indication of total knee arthroplasty; aged 45 to 85 years; both sexes.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with a previous history of knee surgery; with inflammatory diseases of the joints; smokers, i.e. at least 1 cigarette a day; alcoholics with consumption equal to or greater than 15 doses per week for men and 10 doses per week for women; with hypoalbuminemia, i.e. albumin level below 3.5 mg per dl and anemia with hemoglobin less than 10 mg per dl.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected Outcome 1: For the analysis of wound cosmesis in the third postoperative month, we expect a score above 4 on the Broke Stone Scar scale on the knees submitted to an intradermal suture with a non-absorbable barbed thread and less than 3 with the other techniques.;Outcome 1: A mean of 3.30 was observed in the knees with intra-dermal suture using barbed suture and a mean of 3 for intra-dermal suture using Monocryl suture, with p 0.70. The suture with simple sutures using nonabsorbable suture presented a mean of 1.91, with p less than 0.05 compared to other methods. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected Outcome 2: In the evaluation of knee pain in the third postoperative month, we expect pain above 5 on the visual analogue pain scale in the group submitted to intra-dermal suture with absorbable uniform and less than 3 in the other two groups.;Outcome 2: A mean pain of 3.48 was found in patients undergoing intra-dermal suturing with barbed wire and 2.75 with intra-dermal suturing with Monocryl wire, with p 0.55. Patients submitted to suturing with simple sutures and unabsorbable sutures had a mean of 2, with a static difference compared to patients in the group that used barbed sutures. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRodrigo Vieira
Hospital Universitario Ciencias Medicas
Outcome results
None listed