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Clinical Outcome and OR Resource Use of Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Patient-Specific or Conventional Instrumentation

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Gonarthrosis
Interventions
Procedure: PSI
Procedure: Conventional
Registration Number
NCT04114201
Lead Sponsor
Technische Universität Dresden
Brief Summary

Compare OR resource use and clinical Outcome after Total Knee Arthroplasty using Patient-specific or conventional Instrumentation.

Detailed Description

The aim of this study was to compare OR resource use and clinical Outcome after Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) using Patient-specific (PSI) or conventional Instrumentation.

For this purpose, economic variables of the surgery (number of instrument trays, setup and cut-sew-time), radiological alignment and patient reported outcomes (VAS Pain Scale, Oxford Knee Score, EQ-5D) were assessed. Cost per QALY (quality-adjusted life year) was assessed using the German DRG reimbursement and the EQ-5D.

A total of 139 TKA with PSI or conventional instrumentation were included in three Centers and were assessed before surgery, as well as 6 weeks, 6 and 12 months postoperatively.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
139
Inclusion Criteria
  • Painful, disabled knee joint resulting from osteoarthritis requiring primary TKA
  • Informed Consent: Patient has signed a "Patient Informed Consent.
  • Able and willing to undergo a preoperative MRI scan (for PSI cases) and full-leg, standing radiographs (all cases)
  • Able and willing to follow instructions and complete follow-up
  • Patient receiving Zimmer NexGen Solutions CR-Flex (including Gender Solutions)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient is skeletally immature
  • Active Infection (including septic knee, distant infection, or osteomyelitis)
  • Severe hip arthrosis
  • Neurological disorders (including, but not limited to Parkinson's disease)
  • Prior unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, TKA, knee fusion or patellectomy
  • Hip or knee ankylosis
  • Either rheumatoid or post-traumatic knee arthritis
  • Scheduled for simultaneous bilateral TKA
  • Indications of intra- and/or extra-articular deformations that would inhibit the use of PSI guides
  • Any metal within 150 mm of the joint line for the operative-side knee
  • Knee deformities greater than 15 degrees of fixed varus, valgus, or flexion contracture on initial physical examination
  • An existing condition that would, in the opinion of the investigator, compromise participation or follow-up in this study
  • A female who is pregnant or lactating
  • Current involvement in any personal injury litigation, medical-legal or worker's compensation claims
  • Arterial disease or stents that would exclude the use of a tourniquet

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PSIPSIPatients received TKA using patient-specific Instrumentation.
ConventionalConventionalPatients received TKA conventional Instrumentation.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
OR timeduring surgery

Operating Room (OR) time: incision to Close in minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
OR resource use: number of instrument traysduring surgery

OR Efficiency measured by number of instrument trays used

EQ-5D-3L1 year after surgery

patients' health-related Quality of life is measured by the EQ-5D-3L, which aggregates to a single index where 0 is the worst and 1 is the best outcome

device alignment1 year after surgery

device alignment as determined using radiographs (A/P long-standing and lateral films)

OR Setup Timeduring surgery

Operating Room (OR) Setup Time in minutes

Oxford Knee Score1 year after surgery

clinical outcome measured by the Oxford Knee Scoring System. The Oxford Knee Score is aggregated to a single score where 0 is the worst and 48 is the best Outcome.

visual analog scale (VAS)1 year after surgery

patient-reported pain scores as measured by the visual analog scale (VAS), ranging from 0 (worst) to 10 (best).

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

University Center of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Medicine Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, TU Dresden

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Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Department for Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Schön Klinik Lorsch

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Lorsch, Hesse, Germany

Department for Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Helios Kliniken Mittelweser

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Nienburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

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