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Sharp Dissection Versus Monopolar Electrocautery in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Performed Under Tourniquet

NCT03559478 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2018-10-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study compares the use of sharp dissection with diathermy for the approach to a total knee replacement. Half of the patients will be randomly assigned each intervention.

Conditions

  • Osteo Arthritis Knee
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Sharp dissection with scalpel plus electrocautery to vessels

A scalpel will be used for dissection for TKA implantation. Bleeding vessels will be managed as encountered with electrocautery. Electrocautery will not be used for dissection.

PROCEDURE

Electrocautery for all dissection

Skin incision will be made with a scalpel, but all other dissection will be performed with electrocautery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chloe EH Scott, MD MSc · Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-11-30
Primary Completion
2021-04-30
Completion
2021-04-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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