Compared to the knee and shoulder, the hip joint leaves relatively little space to maneuver arthroscopic instruments and camera. To expand the potential space in the hip joint, traction is commonly applied to the operative leg through a perineal post. This is an effective technique to improve the working space for arthroscopy, however it has been associated with complications, including perineal numbness. Traction pads, used alone or with a perineal post, can reduce pressure on the perineal area, thus reducing numbness. The investigators hypothesize that positioning hip arthroscopy patients using a traction pad on a standard traction table with a perineal post will reduce the incidence and duration of postoperative perineal numbness.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
120
The pad is placed between the patient and the traction table to reduce pressure to the pudendal nerve exerted by the perineal post.
Northwestern University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chicago, Illinois, United States
RECRUITINGpatient-reported post-operative numbness
Y/N Are you experiencing complete or partial numbness prior to your surgery?
Time frame: Baseline prior to surgery
patient-reported post-operative numbness
Y/N Are you experiencing complete or partial numbness as a result of your surgery?
Time frame: 72 hours after surgery
patient-reported numbness
Y/N Are you experiencing complete or partial numbness as a result of your surgery?
Time frame: 1 week after surgery
patient-reported numbness
Y/N Are you experiencing complete or partial numbness as a result of your surgery?
Time frame: 3 weeks after surgery
patient-reported numbness
Y/N Are you experiencing complete or partial numbness as a result of your surgery?
Time frame: 6 weeks after surgery
patient-reported difficulty urinating
Y/N Have you experienced difficulty urinating?
Time frame: Baseline prior to surgery
patient-reported difficulty urinating
Y/N Have you experienced difficulty urinating?
Time frame: 72 hours after surgery
patient-reported difficulty urinating
Y/N Have you experienced difficulty urinating?
Time frame: 1 week after surgery
patient-reported difficulty urinating
Y/N Have you experienced difficulty urinating?
Time frame: 3 weeks after surgery
patient-reported difficulty urinating
Y/N Have you experienced difficulty urinating?
Time frame: 6 weeks after surgery
patient-reported difficulty with bowel movements
Y/N Have you experienced difficulty with bowel movements?
Time frame: Baseline prior to surgery
patient-reported difficulty with bowel movements
Y/N Have you experienced difficulty with bowel movements?
Time frame: 72 hours after surgery
patient-reported difficulty with bowel movements
Y/N Have you experienced difficulty with bowel movements?
Time frame: 1 week after surgery
patient-reported difficulty with bowel movements
Y/N Have you experienced difficulty with bowel movements?
Time frame: 3 weeks after surgery
patient-reported difficulty with bowel movements
Y/N Have you experienced difficulty with bowel movements?
Time frame: 6 weeks after surgery
patient-reported skin changes or breakdown
Y/N Have you experienced skin changes or skin breakdown?
Time frame: Baseline prior to surgery
patient-reported skin changes or breakdown
Y/N Have you experienced skin changes or skin breakdown?
Time frame: 72 hours after surgery
patient-reported skin changes or breakdown
Y/N Have you experienced skin changes or skin breakdown?
Time frame: 1 week after surgery
patient-reported skin changes or breakdown
Y/N Have you experienced skin changes or skin breakdown?
Time frame: 3 weeks after surgery
patient-reported skin changes or breakdown
Y/N Have you experienced skin changes or skin breakdown?
Time frame: 6 weeks after surgery
patient-reported sexual disfunction or erectile disfunction
Y/N Have you experienced sexual dysfunction/erectile dysfunction?
Time frame: Baseline prior to surgery
patient-reported sexual disfunction or erectile disfunction
Y/N Have you experienced sexual dysfunction/erectile dysfunction?
Time frame: 72 hours after surgery
patient-reported sexual disfunction or erectile disfunction
Y/N Have you experienced sexual dysfunction/erectile dysfunction?
Time frame: 1 week after surgery
patient-reported sexual disfunction or erectile disfunction
Y/N Have you experienced sexual dysfunction/erectile dysfunction?
Time frame: 3 weeks after surgery
patient-reported sexual disfunction or erectile disfunction
Y/N Have you experienced sexual dysfunction/erectile dysfunction?
Time frame: 6 weeks after surgery
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