An interventional study of 3.0 monocryl suture and 3.0 nylon suture in Knee Arthroscopy and Suture, sponsored by Rothman Institute Orthopaedics. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-04-21.
Sponsored by Rothman Institute Orthopaedics · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
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.
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Exclusion Criteria:
patients randomized into the absorbable suture group will have their incisions closed with 3.0 monocryl sutures
Device: 3.0 monocryl suture
Patients randomized into the nonabsorbable suture group will have their incisions closed with either a 3.0 nylon suture
Device: 3.0 nylon suture
incision will be closed with absorbable suture
incision will be closed with non-absorbable suture
Postoperative Pain Leveles
Pain levels will be recorded through the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Time frame: 3 months
Patient Satisfaction
Satisfaction will be measures with customized questions regarding the overall satisfaction of their incision (on a scale of 0 to 10), satisfaction of the suture removal process, complications and swelling
Time frame: 3 months
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