HIP-STITCH (Wound Recovery After THA)

Number of Participants with Superficial or Deep Wound Infection

The amount of superficial or deep wound infections that occur in all the arms during the duration of the study. This will be assessed by checking the electronic patient file for contacts that might suggest infection, such as a DAIR, one-step exchange arthroplasty, two-step exchange arthroplasty, Girdlestone, or antibiotics usage. In addition to this, the questionnaire at fourteen days investigates whether the test subject has changed the adhesive plaster themselves at home. This is an indicator of wound fluid leakage, and thusly, might indicate infection.

Time frame: Up to ninety days postoperatively

Patient reported outcome measure: Satisfaction scores suturing method (Questionnaire)

Questionnaire to be filled in by the participants. This self-developed questionnaire will assess the participants' satisfaction about the suturing method. This is not a standardised questionaire, as the investigators have developed it themselves. The satisfaction score will be assessed by means of two scale questions in the questionnaire. The first assessing patient reported satisfaction regarding the suturing technique ranging from one to ten (One being extremely dissatisfied, and ten being fully satisfied). The second question assesses how likely the participant is to recommend the suturing technique to a relative/friend/etc. from one to ten (One being highly unlikely, and ten being highly likely). A higher score on these questions corresponds with a higher satisfaction about the suturing technique. The participant has to pick one number on the scales corresponding to the satisfaction about the suturing technique, and the likelihood of recommendation.

Time frame: Fourteen and ninety days postoperatively

Costs

Total costs of the suturing method, including costs of the technique itself, time spend in the operating room, and also whether the test subject needs to visit the outpatient clinic visit for a control, or not. This will be done by assessing the costs of all these separate undertakings in standard care, and then adding the separate costs to the total costs. The theoretical costs will be enquired upon at the departments in the hospital which carry out these actions (i.e. outpatient clinic and operating room management), as well as the financial department of the hospital as a whole, who should be able to access this information.

Time frame: Up to ninety days postoperatively.

Patient reported outcome measure: Score of Self-removal of the suturing technique (Questionnaire)

This question will assess whether or not the test subject thinks he/she could have removed the suturing method himself/herself (or with aid of a friend/relative/etc.). This is not a standardised questionaire, as the investigators have developed it themselves. This is a scale question with possible answers ranging from one to ten, (One being extremely unlikely to remove the suturing technique, and ten being sure of removing it). A higher score on this question corresponds with a higher possibility of having removed the suturing technique themselves. The participant has to pick one number on the scale. The participant can also opt ''Not applicable in case he/she has received Monocryl (arm in the study). Clear instructions will be given in the questionnaire in order for the participant to know whether they have received this suturing technique or not. This is done to assess whether a patient would have to come to the outpatient clinic for a control appointment in standard care.

Time frame: Fourteen days postoperatively

Patient reported outcome measure: Number of Participants with Other postoperative symptoms

Other symptoms which might have occurred postoperatively. These symptoms include fever, increase in pain, redness of the skin, pus coming from the wound, general feelings of discomfort, contact with the General Practitioner and antibiotics usage. This will be assessed by means of a questionnaire at fourteen en ninety days postoperatively.

Time frame: Fourteen days and ninety days postoperatively

Number and Type of Complications

Postoperative complications as recorded in the electronic patient file. Both the sheer number of complications will be registered per arm, as well as the type of complications that occur per arm.

Time frame: Up to ninety days postoperatively

Number of Visits to a Healthcare Professional

Whether or not the participant has visited a healthcare professional postoperatively for wound-related causes. This number of times this occurs per arm will be monitored.

Time frame: Up to ninety days postoperatively.