ser-friendliness of *ArthroSave*s Knee-Reviver* compared to *Stryker mono-tubes* in case of knee distraction as treatment for knee osteoarthritis.<br>
- Conditions
- knee osteoarthritis10005944
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON45556
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
- adults *65 years of age (at higher ages cost-benefit is becoming less; 15)
- BMI < 35 kg/m2 (mechanical safety limit of device) (with max 110 kg body weight)
- Normal-good physical condition (arbitrary defined by orthopaedic surgeons)
- Sufficient knee joint stability (arbitrary defined by orthopaedic surgeons)
- Sufficient range of motion (arbitrary defined by orthopaedic surgeons)
- Radiographic signs of joint damage (KL grade 2-4)
- VAS (visual analogue scale) pain >40/100 (conservative treatment resistant)
General: Patients that would not be considered for arthroplasty or osteotomy because of psychosocial condition; or who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
- Comorbidities that would compromise the efficacy of knee joint distraction (arbitrary defined by orthopaedic surgeons)
- History of inflammatory or septic arthritis
- Knee mal-alignment of more than 10 degrees
- Previous surgical interventions of the index knee < 6 months ago
- Absence of any joint space width on both sides (medial and lateral) of X-ray
- presence of an endo-prostheses elsewhere
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>duration needed to place the distraction frame</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>questionnaire regarding user friendliness for the patient</p><br>