Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Surgical Treatment of Ankle Arthritis Outcome Study
- Conditions
- Ankle Arthritis
- Registration Number
- NCT00552136
- Lead Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 250
Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Eighteen (18) or older<br><br> - Known to have ankle arthritis for more than six (6) months<br><br> - Tried non operative treatment measures (eg. activity modification, physiotherapy,<br> orthotics, bracing etc.) and have not improved<br><br> - Patient tests (questionnaires) show that ankle arthritis is severe<br><br> - Patient willing to take part in the study, including signing consent form after<br> carefully reading it<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Dead Bone in the Ankle<br><br> - Severe foot or Ankle Deformity<br><br> - Prior Ankle Fusion or Replacement<br><br> - Active or Prior Infection in the Ankle<br><br> - Obesity (greater than 250 lbs)<br><br> - Medical Conditions precluding safe surgery<br><br> - Nerve or Muscle disease<br><br> - Severe osteoporosis
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method AAOS Foot and Ankle Questionnaire - includes SF-36;AOFAS Ankle-Hindfoot Scale;Ankle Osteoarthritis Scale;Foot Function Index;Radiographs;Complications
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method