Comparing Temperature in Burr vs Saw Cutting for Knee Arthroplasty
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Assessing Bone Thermal Damage in Knee Arthroplasty: Burring vs Sawing
IRAS ID
334601
Contact name
Timothy Parratt
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 4 months, 1 days
Research summary
We will assess the temperatures reached during bone cutting in total knee replacements, comparing burr and saw devices. The study aims to study the temperature generated by robotic burr and standard saw techniques in vivo(we are not investigating the temperature measuring device). Our study involves recruiting 20 patients from the orthopaedic outpatient clinic, with 10 undergoing Robotic total knee arthroplasty (burr cutting) and 10 undergoing conventional total knee arthroplasty (saw cutting). Temperatures will be measured using a visual infrared (IR) thermometer placed outside the surgical field while a consultant surgeon performs the procedure. Importantly, these temperature recordings will have no impact on which treatment the patient received as the standard of care as this is pre-determined in clinic.
REC name
London - Queen Square Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/PR/0381
Date of REC Opinion
19 Apr 2024
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion