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Matched Pair Study - Kinematic Vs Mechanical Alignment

Completed
Conditions
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Joint Disease
Interventions
Procedure: Kinematic alignment
Procedure: Mechanical alignment
Device: GMK Sphere®
Registration Number
NCT03446391
Lead Sponsor
Medacta International SA
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate postoperative knee function after total knee arthroplasty performed according to the anatomical alignment and compare these results to those of a matched historical cohort of patients operated with mechanical alignment.

Detailed Description

The 25 patients, of the Kinematic group, are prospectively enrolled. While, the data of patients of the Mechanical group, are retrospectively collected from an historical collection.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Patients presenting with disease that meets the indications for use for Medacta implants defined by this study (on-label use).
  2. Patients necessitating primary Total Knee Replacement
  3. Patients who are willing and able to provide written informed consent for participation in the study. Written informed consent must be obtained prior to the patient's surgery.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Those with one or more medical conditions identified as a contraindication defined by the labeling on Medacta implants used in this study.
  2. Previous osteotomy around the knee
  3. Ligament instability likely to require higher level of constraint
  4. Previous infection or inflammatory disease
  5. Extraarticular deformities for which a femoral intramedullary guide rod can't be inserted into the canal and use of Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS) or Patient Specific Instrumentation (PSI) is required.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Kinematic alignment with GMK Sphere®Kinematic alignmentPatients enrolled prospectively with surgeries planned to get kinematic alignment
Kinematic alignment with GMK Sphere®GMK Sphere®Patients enrolled prospectively with surgeries planned to get kinematic alignment
Mechanical alignment with GMK Sphere®Mechanical alignmentHistorical group who had mechanical alignment, match-paired with the prospective group
Mechanical alignment with GMK Sphere®GMK Sphere®Historical group who had mechanical alignment, match-paired with the prospective group
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Compare clinical outcomes of mechanical vs kinematic with new Knee Society Score1-year follow-up

The new KSS (from the publication of 2011, Giles R. Scuderi MD "The New Knee Society Knee Scoring System" Clin Orthop Relat Res (2012) 470:3-19) includes a part filled by the surgeon and one by the patient. The first outcome is focused on the "Functional Activities" subscore, excluding the "Discretionary knee activities". The maximum is 85 points while the minimum is -10 points. The "Functional Activities" score includes 3 subscores: WALKING AND STANDING (min -10, max 30), STANDARD ACTIVITIES (min 0, max 30) and ADVANCED ACTIVITIES (min 0, max 25)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Residual deformity1-year follow-up

The residual deformity is evaluated by long axis Xray analysis: HKA angle

Patient functional improvement, satisfaction and symptoms1-year follow-up

The functional improvement, satisfaction and symptoms is the sum of the following subscores of the new KSS: "Functional Activities", "Patient Satisfaction" and "Symptoms"

Flexion-extension contracture1-year follow-up

The flexion-extension contracture is evaluated by a subscore of the new KSS: "Joint motion"

Self-reported pain, function and stiffness1-year follow-up

These aspects are evaluated through KOOS score

Ability to forget about artificial joint1-year follow-up

Through the use of the Forgotten Joint Score

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

St. Vinzenz Krankenhaus Brakel

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Brakel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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