The use of accelerometer-based, computer navigation versus conventional alignment guides in achieving accurate implant position for Total Knee Replacement surgery

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Surgery - Surgical techniques; Total Knee Arthroplasty for Knee Osteoarthritis; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000071426
• Lead Sponsor: Sydney Knee Specialists

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-01-22
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 140

Inclusion Criteria

Age 40 - 90
No racial nor gender bias
Undergoing unilateral TKA for degenerative osteoarthritis

Exclusion Criteria

* Revision TKA surgery
* Bilateral simultaneous TKA
* Prior osteotomies around the knee or extra-articular deformities
* Systemic inflammatory disease (e.g. Rheumatoid arthritis, Systemic lupus erythematosus, etc)
* Medial and lateral knee ligamental instability & prior surgery specific to this
* Knee replacement for acute trauma
* Need for allograft, , constrained implants, stemmed components or metal augmentation during surgery

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Overall lower limb alignment in the coronal plane assessed by Computed Tomography (CT) imaging based on the Perth protocol.[Second day post surgery];Individual component alignment (tibial component) in the coronal, sagittal and axial planes assessed by CT Perth protocol[Second day post surgery];Individual component alignment (femoral component) in the coronal, sagittal and axial planes assessed by CT Perth protocol.[Second day post surgery]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee function and pain will be assessed using the Knee Society Score (KSS)<br><br>[- Preoperatively<br>- 6 weeks postoperatively<br>- 6 months postoperatively];knee function and patient symptoms will be assessed by Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)[- Preoperatively<br>- 6 weeks postoperatively<br>- 6 months postoperatively]