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Bone Graft Necessity in Opening-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Osteoarthritis
Registration Number
NCT00786942
Lead Sponsor
University of Campinas, Brazil
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine wether autologous bone graft from iliac crest enhances bone union of tibial osteotomies, in the treatment of varus knee deformity.

Detailed Description

Opening-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy is a classic procedure,but the use of autologous bone graft from iliac crest causes pain and bleeding. Bone union occur even without bone graft, but no clinical trials compared results of the twoo procedures.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
44
Inclusion Criteria
  • varus knee deformity
  • unicompartmental arthrosis
Exclusion Criteria
  • patellar arthrosis
  • lateral arthrosis
  • inflammatory diseases
  • bone healing impair drugs or diseases

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical based bone union timeafter 8 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
X-ray femoro-tibial angle6 months, 1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Departamento de Ortopedia do Hospital de Clínicas da Unicamp

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Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Departamento de Ortopedia do Hospital de Clínicas da Unicamp
🇧🇷Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

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