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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN82612978
ISRCTN82612978
Completed
Not Applicable

Posterior cruciate ligament and total knee arthroplasty: retain, sacrifice or substitute? A prospective, randomised clinical trial

Helsinki University Central Hospital (Finland)0 sites285 target enrollmentSeptember 12, 2007

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Severe knee osteoarthritis
Sponsor
Helsinki University Central Hospital (Finland)
Enrollment
285
Status
Completed
Last Updated
9 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
September 12, 2007
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
9 years ago
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Sponsor
Helsinki University Central Hospital (Finland)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Primary osteoarthritis of the knee, planned to be treated by knee replacement surgery
  • 2\. Operation can be performed using condylar knee design
  • 3\. Collaterals are intact
  • 4\. Mechanical axis is at least one degree in varus
  • 5\. Aged 18 to 80 years
  • 6\. The patient's mother tongue is Finnish

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Patient has a secondary osteoarthritis of knee
  • 2\. The patient has undergone endoprosthetic surgery of the other knee or ankle in the preceding 12 months, or such a procedure is planned for the patient in the next 12 months
  • 3\. Simultaneous, one\-stage knee arthroplasty
  • 4\. The patient has undergone surgery of the other knee, hip or ankle with an unsatisfactory outcome
  • 5\. The patient has been diagnosed with or is suspected to have an untreated or recurring malignancy or systemic infection
  • 6\. A disease treated with cortisone or immunosuppressive medication
  • 7\. The patient's cooperation is impaired for any reason
  • 8\. Any systemic disease that impairs the patient's mobility
  • 9\. Obesity, Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 40
  • 10\. Female patients in fertile age who are planning to have children during the study

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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