Status:
COMPLETED
Knotless Suture in Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty
Lead Sponsor:
NYU Langone Health
Conditions:
Arthroplasty
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Barbed suture has been demonstrated to be safe in primary hip and knee surgery and retrospective data suggests barbed suture represents no increased complications in the revision setting. Barbed sutur...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients ≥ 18 years of age
- Surgical candidates undergoing revision total knee or total hip arthroplasty for one of the following indications second stage of two stage reimplantation for infection, mechanical loosening, instability, polyethylene wear, stiffness, or periprosthetic fracture
Exclusion
- Patient is ≤ 18 years of age
- Patient is unable to provide written consent
- Patient has active infections in the operative leg/joint
- Known Allergy to Suture material
- Underlying Dermatological diseases affecting surgical site including dermatitis, eczema, or psoriasis; connective tissue or vascular disorders or diseases that would adversely affect wound healing; metastatic cancer; renal insufficiency (dialysis); steroid dependence; malnourishment; and other disease processes resulting in an immunocompromised state. Diabetes, smoking and obesity will be allowed as they are frequent comorbidities in our revision joint population
- Anterior total hip replacement
- Stage 1 of two stage revision for infection
- Closure performed by plastic surgeon, including flap coverage
- Vulnerable populations will not be enrolled in this study.
- Withdrawal Criteria
- Failure to attend regularly scheduled follow up appointments
- Deviation from closure protocol
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
81 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04403919
Start Date
September 1 2020
End Date
June 1 2023
Last Update
April 17 2024
Active Locations (1)
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States, 10016