Evaluation of Three Types of Dressings After Hip Surgery

Reduction of Tape Blisters After Hip Surgery. A Prospective Evaluation of Three Types of Dressings.

The purpose of this study is to determine if one of the new types of dressings (MEPORE PRO and/or MEPILEX BORDER ) will reduce the blister rate compared to the currently used HYPAFIX.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or Female 45 years old or older
• Hip surgery at Hopital de l'Enfant-Jesus between 02/2009 and 01/2010 (THR,rTHR, DHS, screw fixation, hemiarthroplasty, resurfacing)
• Signed consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

• Allergy to dressing
• Polytrauma / high energy trauma
• Wound at the surgical site prior to surgery
• Neurological deficit of operated side (hemiplegia, etc.)
• Bilateral fracture