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This is a RCT which compare skin numbness, kneeling ability and functional outcome between midline incision and lateral incision in patients undergoing simultaneous bilateral TKA
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midline incision | Active Comparator | Skin incision at the midline, 1 cm medial to tibial tubercle |
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| Lateral incision | Experimental | Skin incision at 1 cm lateral to tibial tubercle |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Skin incision | Procedure | Skin incision on medial or lateral to tibial tubercle |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Skin numbness | area of skin numbness | 6 weeks, 3, 6 , 9, 12 months after surgery |
| Kneeling ability | Ability to kneel at 90 and 110 degrees on hard, firm and soft surface | 6 weeks, 3, 6 , 9, 12 months after surgery |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Functional outcome | Modified WOMAC, Joint forgotten score | 6 weeks, 3, 6 , 9, 12 months after surgery |
| Knee range of motion | flexion and extension angle of knee by goniometer |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| department of orthopaedic surgery, Faculty of medicine, Thammasat university | Khlong Luang | Changwat Pathum Thani | 066 | Thailand |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006987 | Hypesthesia |
| ID | Term |
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| D020886 | Somatosensory Disorders |
| D012678 | Sensation Disorders |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| 6 weeks, 3, 6 , 9, 12 months after surgery |
| Incision length | Skin incision length at 90 degrees knee flexion | 3 months |
| Complication | chronic eczema at surgical wound | 6 weeks, 3, 6 , 9, 12 months after surgery |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |