Joint distraction (KJD) in treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a comparison with a presently applied surgical alternative: high tibial osteotomy (HTO)
- Conditions
- joint degeneration10005944osteoarthritis1000381610023213
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON34414
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 69
Patients with medial or lateral tibio-femoral compartmental OA considered for HTO according to regular clinical practice
Age < 65 years
Radiological joint damage: Kellgren & Lawrence score >2
Intact knee ligaments
Normal range-of-motion, normal stability
Maximum flexion limitation of 15 degrees (minimum of 120 degrees flexion pre-operative)
Body Mass Index < 35
Mechanic axis-deviation of more than 10 degrees
Psychological inabilities or difficult to instruct
Not able to undergo MRI examination according to standard checklists
Inflammatory or rheumatoid arthritis present or in history
Post traumatic fibrosis due to fracture of the tibial plateau
Bone-to-bone contact in the joint (absence of any joint space on X-ray)
Surgical treatment of the involved knee < 6 months ago
Contra-lateral knee OA that needs treatment
Primary patello-femoral osteoarthritis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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