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Highly Cross-linked Polyethylene in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Knee Arthroplasty, Total
Interventions
Procedure: Total knee arthroplasty with HXLPE liner
Procedure: Total knee arthroplasty with conventional polyethylene liner
Registration Number
NCT03622398
Lead Sponsor
Ewha Womans University
Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to determine clinical and radiographic results after posterior cruciate-substituting total knee arthroplasties with highly cross-linked polyethylene in one knee and compression mold conventional polyethylene in the contralateral knee in the same patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
125
Inclusion Criteria
  • Younger than 65 years old
  • with end stage knee arthritis bad enough for knee replacement
Exclusion Criteria
  • inflammatory arthritis
  • combined foot and ankle disorders.
  • dementia
  • patient older than 65 years old.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
HXLPETotal knee arthroplasty with HXLPE linerThis side of knee implanted with HXLPE(highly crosslinked polyethylene) liner while undergoing total knee arthroplasty. This group will receive the intervention, "Total knee arthroplasty with HXLPE liner".
ConventionalTotal knee arthroplasty with conventional polyethylene linerThis side of knee implanted with conventional polyethylene while undergoing standard total knee arthroplasty. This group will receive the intervention, "Total knee arthroplasty with conventional polyethylene liner".
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Knee society knee scoreminimum 10 year follow up after the index surgery

a proven score for the measurement of knee function, the score ranges from 0 to 100, 100 being the best possible score, indicating normal knee function

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
WOMAC(Western Ontario and McMaster Universities) Scoresminimum 10 year follow up after the index surgery

A tool to evaluate patient function associated with knee. The WOMAC measures five items for pain (score range 0-20), two for stiffness (score range 0-8), and 17 for functional limitation (score range 0-68). The total score is summed from individual sections, and 0 is the best possible score.

Range of motionminimum 10 year follow up after the index surgery

maximum flexion of the knee

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