Operative and Non-operative Treatment of Traumatic Arthrotomies
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Official title
Operative and Non-operative Treatment of Traumatic Arthrotomies: A Prospective Observational Study
Brief summary
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For the last 70 years, orthopaedic dogma has dictated that all injuries that penetrate the joint capsule require formal irrigation and debridement in the operating room to minimize the risk of developing septic complications. The literature supporting this practice is sparse and stems primarily from wartime injuries that may not be generalizable to the smaller, less contaminated arthrotomies seen in the civilian population. Despite the classical teaching of all traumatic arthrotomies requiring irrigation, debridement, and closure in the operating room, numerous surgeons around the country are beginning to treat small traumatic arthrotomies without surgery. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the cost of treatment as well as incidence of adverse events, such as the development of septic arthritis, in patients undergoing operative and non-operative treatment of traumatic arthrotomies.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02841644
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not listed
- Enrollment
- 180 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Operatively treated traumatic arthrotomy Procedure
- Non-operatively treated traumatic arthrotomy Other
Procedure · Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Mar 31, 2015
- Primary completion
- Mar 31, 2019
- Completion
- Mar 31, 2020
- Last update posted
- Jul 13, 2022
2015 – 2020
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 4
- U.S. states
- 4
- U.S. cities
- 4
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky | Lexington | Kentucky | 40506 | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center- Main | Charlotte | North Carolina | 28204 | — |
| Greenville Health System | Greenville | South Carolina | 29605 | — |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Memphis | Texas | 38163 | — |
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- Last update posted Jul 13, 2022 · Synced Sep 22, 2026
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