# Sharp Dissection Versus Monopolar Electrocautery in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Performed Under Tourniquet

> **NCT03559478** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh** · enrollment: 70 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Osteo Arthritis Knee
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Sharp dissection with scalpel plus electrocautery to vessels
- **PROCEDURE:** Electrocautery for all dissection

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03559478
- **Lead sponsor:** Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2018-11
- **Primary completion:** 2021-04
- **Final completion:** 2021-04
- **Target enrollment:** 70 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2018-10-09


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03559478

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03559478, "Sharp Dissection Versus Monopolar Electrocautery in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Performed Under Tourniquet". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03559478. Licensed CC0.

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