Knee-Fix study (Cemented vs Uncemented Total Knee Replacement)
- Conditions
- knee osteoarthritisSurgery - Surgical techniquesMusculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616001624471
- Lead Sponsor
- orth Shore Hospital Waitemata DHB
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 316
*The patient is a male or non-pregnant female between the ages of 40-75 years.
*Patient is deemed appropriate for a cruciate retaining knee replacement.
*The patient has a primary diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA).
*The patient has intact collateral ligaments.
*The patient has signed the study specific, ethics-approved, Informed Consent document.
*The patient is willing and able to comply with the specified pre-operative and post-operative clinical and radiographic evaluations.
* The patient has a history of total, unicompartmental reconstruction or fusion of the affected joint.
* Patient has had a previous osteotomy around the knee.
* The patient is morbidly obese (BMI greater than 41).
* The patient has a deformity which will require the use of stems, wedges or augments in conjunction with the Triathlon Total Knee System.
* The patient has a varus/valgus malalignment greater than 20 degrees (relative to mechanical axis).
* The patient has a fixed flexion deformity greater than 20 degrees.
* The patient has a neuromuscular or neurosensory deficiency, which would limit the ability to assess the performance of the device.
* The patient has a systemic or metabolic disorder leading to progressive bone deterioration or poor bone quality.
* The patient is immunologically suppressed or receiving steroids in excess of normal physiological requirements.
* Patient has a cognitive impairment, an intellectual disability or a mental illness.
* Patients NOT undergoing patellar resurfacing
* The patient is pregnant.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method radiographic assessment of the bone/prostheses interface radiolucencies on plain X-Rays[24 months, 5 years and 10 years after surgery]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oxford Knee Score[12 months, 24 months, 5 years and 10 years after surgery];Forgotten Knee Score[12 months, 24 months, 5 years and 10 years after surgery];EQ-5D-3L[12 months, 24 months, 5 years and 10 years after surgery];VAS pain[12 months, 24 months, 5 years and 10 years after surgery];International Knee Society score[24 months, 2 years and 5 years after surgery]