Doppler Ultrasound Following Unicondylar Knee Replacement to Determine the Incidence of Postoperative DVT

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Number of Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT)

Treatments: Procedure: Doppler Ultrasound

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02148757

10093

IRB 10093 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Purpose of this study is to determine the incidence of deep venous thrombosis after partial knee replacement.

Full description

Doppler Ultrasound will be performed 2-6 weeks after surgery.

Enrollment: 112 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Unilateral partial knee replacement
• Postoperative anticoagulation with aspirin 325 twice daily
• Regional anesthesia
• Inflatable garments worn during hospitalization

Exclusion criteria

-Bilateral partial knee replacement

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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112 participants in 1 patient group

DVT

Other group

Description:

Doppler Ultrasound

Treatment:

Procedure: Doppler Ultrasound