Comparison of A Mobile-Bearing Total Knee System With A Fixed-Bearing Total Knee System In Cemented Total Knee Arthroplasty

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• Conditions: Degenerative Joint Disease
• Interventions: Device: Sigma Knee System; Device: Sigma Pressfit Condylar Posterior Cruciate Substituting System with a metal back tibial tray; Device: Sigma Pressfit Condylar Posterior Cruciate Substituting System all polyethylene tray

• Registration Number: NCT00589108
• Lead Sponsor: Mayo Clinic

Brief Summary

Pain, weakness, instability, and progressive dysfunction are the hallmarks of arthritis of the knee. Total knee replacement may frequently be the only therapeutic intervention to provide adequate improvement in pain and function. Both fixed bearing and mobile bearing knees have a long track record of clinical success. Mobile bearing designs have theoretical advantages of decreased contact stresses on the tibial tray, decreased polyethylene wear, and improved range of motion relative to fixed bearing designs. These theoretical advantages may become especially important in the young patient who requires a knee arthroplasty. This study will attempt to see if there is a clinical difference in outcome between mobile bearing and fixed bearing knee arthroplasties in patients who require total knee replacement.

Detailed Description

This prospective, randomized, single-blinded clinical trial compared a mobile-bearing total knee system with two types of fixed-bearing total knee systems in patients undergoing cemented total knee arthroplasty. The devices to be used are FDA approved: the Sigma Knee System (mobile-bearing), the Sigma, Pressfit Condylar posterior cruciate substituting (fixed-bearing) system with a metal backed tibial tray, and the Sigma press-fit condylar posterior cruciate substituting system (fixed bearing) with an all polyethylene tibial tray.

The surgical procedures were performed by 4 experienced orthopedic surgeons with a subspecialty interest in total knee arthroplasty. A midline skin incision and medial parapatellar arthrotomy were used to expose the knee. The distal femoral resection was performed with an intramedullary alignment guide, and the proximal tibial resection was performed with an extramedullary alignment guide. Knees with fixed deformities had a surgical release of the contracted tissues on the medial or lateral side, as appropriate, to obtain symmetric balance of the total knee replacement in both flexion and extension. The flexion and extension gaps and the medial and lateral soft-tissue structures were balanced in accordance with standard techniques.

Patients began progressive weight-bearing on the first postoperative day, and active knee range of motion was initiated with 24 hours after surgery. Patients were typically discharged on the fourth or fifth postoperative day after obtaining the ability to walk with a walker, to ascend several stairs, and to flex the knee 290 degrees. Patients were asked to return for examination and radiographs at 3 months, 1 year, 2 years, and 5 years after surgery.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2001-01
• Study First Submitted: 2007-12-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-01-08
• Study First Posted: 2008-01-09
• Primary Completion: 2011-05
• Study Completion: 2011-05
• Status Verified: 2012-12
• Results First Submitted: 2012-12-10
• Results First Submitted QC: 2012-12-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-12-10
• Results First Posted: 2013-01-16
• Last Update Posted: 2013-01-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients undergoing unilateral primary knee surgery for degenerative joint disease (DJD).

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Exclusion Criteria

• Severe deformity greater than or equal to 20 degrees varus, valgus malalignment
• Osteomyelitis, septicemia, or other active infections that may spread to other areas of the body
• The presence of infections, highly communicable diseases, e.g., AIDS, active tuberculosis, venereal disease, hepatitis
• Significant neurological or musculoskeletal disorders or disease that may adversely affect normal gait or weight bearing
• Metastatic disease
• Any congenital, developmental, or other bone disease or previous knee surgery that may, in the surgeon's judgement, interfere with total knee prosthesis survival or success, e.g., Paget's disease, Charcot's disease secondary to diabetes, severe osteoporosis, previous high tibial osteotomy, etc.
• Presence of previous prosthetic knee replacement device (any type)
• Arthrodesis of the affected knee
• Patients not requiring patella resurfacing.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mobile-Bearing Knee	Sigma Knee System	Sigma Knee System (mobile-bearing knee with the P.S. polyethylene insert)
Modular-Metal-Backed Knee	Sigma Pressfit Condylar Posterior Cruciate Substituting System with a metal back tibial tray	Sigma Pressfit Condylar Posterior Cruciate Substituting System with a metal back tibial tray (fixed-bearing knee with the metal backed tray)
All-Polyethylene Knee	Sigma Pressfit Condylar Posterior Cruciate Substituting System all polyethylene tray	Sigma Pressfit Condylar Posterior Cruciate Substituting System all polyethylene tray

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Maximum Knee Flexion	2 years post-surgery, 5 years post-surgery	The range of knee motion was measured clinically with use of a goniometer. Measurements were performed by physician assistants in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery who were blinded to the type of implant used. The subject was positioned supine on the examination table, and maximum active flexion was measured.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee Society Function Score	5 years post surgery	The Knee Society Function Score considers only walking distance and stair climbing, with deductions for walking aids. The maximum function score, which is 100, is obtained by a patient who can walk an unlimited distance and go up and down stairs normally. The minimum function score is 0.
Knee Society Pain Score	5 years post-surgery	The Knee Society Pain Score includes walking and climbing stairs. The maximum score per knee is 50 indicating no pain, and 0 indicates severe pain. Therefore the total score (for both knees) could range from 0 to 100.
Knee Society Stair Climbing Score	two years post-surgery, five years post-surgery	The stair-climbing portion of the Knee Society clinical rating system assigns a maximum score of 50 points for patients able to ascend and descend stairs in a normal fashion, 40 points for patients needing a rail to descend, 30 points for patients using a rail in both directions, 15 points for patients able to ascend but not descend at all, and 0 points for patients unable ascend or descend. Because stair ascent and descent put substantial demands on the patellofemoral joint, we used that portion of the Knee Society clinical rating system as a proxy for patellofemoral function in this study.
Percentage of Knees Surviving at 5 Years	5 years post-surgery	Kaplan-Meier analysis of five-year implant survival rate

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic; 🇺🇸 Rochester, Minnesota, United States