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Sutures for Treatment of Knee Arthroscopy

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05822973

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Official title

Absorbable Versus Nonabsorbable Sutures for the Treatment of Knee Arthroscopy: A Prospective Comparison of Patient Outcomes and Satisfaction

Brief summary

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For a knee arthroscopy, two small incisions are made at the level of the joint line on each side of the patellar tendon. Closure of surgical incisions consists of using either nonabsorbable or absorbable sutures. Some surgeons prefer using nonabsorbable sutures due to it being easier to tie, these sutures are less likely to break prematurely, and that they elicit a minimal inflammatory response. On the other hand, some surgeons prefer using absorbable sutures due to the time savings of not having to remove the sutures at a later date and that these sutures decrease patient anxiety and discomfort. The purpose of this study is to prospectively investigate and compare patient's pain, swelling and cosmesis following knee arthroscopy surgery between patients who had their arthroscopy portals closed using resorbable sutures vs. patients who had their portals closed using nonabsorbable sutures.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT05822973
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Enrollment
274 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Nov 17, 2018
Primary completion
Apr 8, 2023
Completion
Apr 8, 2023
Last update posted
Apr 20, 2023

2018 – 2023

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19107

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