Controlled Trial: Denervation of patella during primary knee replacement operatio
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Primary knee replacement for primary osteoarthrosisMusculoskeletal DiseasesPrimary arthrosis of other joints
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN04787685
- Lead Sponsor
- ancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 126
Inclusion Criteria
All patients, all ages, both sexes with severe painful, primary osteoarthrosis of knee with varus deformity who are on the wait list for Primary Knee Replacement operations under the care of two Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons who are supervising this research project.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with valgus knees
2. Patients with rheumatoid or other inflammatory arthritis
3. Patients who had previous operations for trauma or infection in the same joint
4. Neurological and vascular problems.
5. Revision operations
6. Post traumatic arthritis due to previous patellar fracture or quadriceps rupture
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Patellar scores <br>2. Oxford scores<br><br>Assessment was performed pre-operatively, 3, 12 and 24 months post operatively by three independent experienced practitioners by means of questionnaires and physical assessment. Routine demographic data including age, gender, side of surgery, duration of symptoms prior to surgery and body mass index (BMI) were recorded pre-operatively. The two groups were well matched.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Society Scores<br>2. Range of movment<br>3. Patient satisfaction<br>4. Activities of Daily Living Scores<br>5. Visual Analogue Scale, VAS for anterior knee pain <br>6. University of California and Los Angeles, UCLA activity scale<br><br>Assessment was performed pre-operatively, 3, 12 and 24 months post operatively by three independent experienced practitioners by means of questionnaires and physical assessment.