Does the Addition of a Traction Pad Reduce the Rate of Postoperative Pudendal Neuralgia?

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

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.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 88
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• All patients presenting to Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) or to a Northwestern orthopaedic surgery faculty member's clinic undergoing hip arthroscopy

• Ability to read and speak English

Locations
United States
Illinois
Northwestern University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
RECRUITING
Chicago
Contact Information
Primary
Melissa J Shauver, MPH
melissa.shauver1@nm.org
312-472-6024
Backup
Joshua Barrett, BS
joshua.barrett@nm.org
312-472-6715
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-10-12
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 120
Treatments
Experimental: Pink Pad
Hip arthroscopy using The Pink Pad Hip Kit Patient Positioning System (Xodus Medical, New Kensington, PA). The pad is placed between the patient and the traction table, using a perineal post.
No_intervention: Control (No pad)
Hip arthroscopy in the usual fashion, no pad, using traction table with perineal post.
Sponsors
Leads: Northwestern University

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