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

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NYU Langone Health

New York, New York, United States, 10016