Comparison of patient pain levels between total knee replacement recipients who undergo kneecap resurfacing and those who don't.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Osteoarthritis; total knee replacement; knee osteoarthritis; Surgery - Surgical techniques; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000759998
• Lead Sponsor: Orthopaedic Research Foundation of Western Australia (ORFWA)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-07-24
• Last Update Posted: 3 August 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

1) Adult participants greater than >18 years of age
2) Participants undergoing primary knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis with SAIPHTM knee system by Prof Piers Yates, Prof Gareth Prosser, A/Prof Christopher Jones or Mr Peter D’Alessandro

Exclusion Criteria

1) Participants with poor English who are unable to complete the questionnaires and understand instructions
2) Bilateral TKA
3) Posttraumatic OA
4) Previous HTO previous TTO +/- MPFL
5) Previous patella dislocation
6) Rheumatoid/inflammatory arthritis
7) Dementia
8) Chronic pain not related to operative knee
9) Patients with significant patella maltracking as diagnosed by the treating surgeon

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome of this study will be the patella specific Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM)- Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Score (AKPS) . The AKPS questionnaire with scores from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) specifically target patellofemoral symptoms, and has been validated in use on Total Knee Arthoplasty (TKA) patients. [Pre-operatively, six weeks post-operatively and twelve months post-operatively (primary timepoint). ]