Inflammation and pain post total knee joint replacement surgery in osteoarthritis.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Osteoarthritis; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611001022954
• Lead Sponsor: Shereen Ch'ng

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-09-26
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1.Patients who have undergone knee arthroplasty a minimum of 2 years from the initiation of the study period
2.Patients fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for primary knee OA prior to the TKA

Exclusion Criteria

1.any known cause for secondary OA (rheumatoid arthritis, seronegative spondyloarthritis, major trauma, congenital disorders, cystral arthropathy and Paget's disease)
2.any history of deep infection in the replaced joint as diagnosed from positive gram stain and/or positive culture result from joint fluid aspirate with overt sepsis
3.any known pain disorder (eg fibromyalgia/pain amplification syndrome)
4.revision surgery (arthrotomy)
5.patients known to the rheumatologists who will be performing the ultrasound

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified