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High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO) With or Without Arthroscopy of the Knee Joint

Not Applicable
Withdrawn
Conditions
Medial Compartment Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Registration Number
NCT01614288
Lead Sponsor
University of Western Ontario, Canada
Brief Summary

Participants will be randomized to undergo a High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO) with or without a knee scope. Patients will be tested in the Gait Lab, will fill out quality-of-life questionnaires, and have a clinical evaluation done preoperative and at each follow-up visit.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • All patients booked for an HTO due to OA
  • Grades II to IV severity of OA by radiographic evaluation (Kellgren & Lawrence grade)
  • OA of the knee primarily involving the medial compartment
Exclusion Criteria
  • Imaging evidence of significant knee joint pathology that would change the decision to do an HTO
  • An arthroscopy of the knee within 2 years of planned surgery
  • Active joint or systemic infection,
  • Major medical illness that would preclude undergoing surgery,
  • Patients who are unwilling or unable to be assessed according to study protocol for two years following surgery
  • Major psychiatric illness, developmental handicap or inability to read and understand the English language

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
WOMACPreoperatively; 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS)Preoperatively; 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
Patient Diary to asses swelling, pain and frequency of analgesic and NSAID use.Daily x 2 weeks post surgery; Weekly x 3 months
SF-12Preoperatively; 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
Gait Testing Procedures6, 12 and 24 months post-operatively

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

London Health Sciences Centre - University Hospital

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London, Ontario, Canada

London Health Sciences Centre - University Hospital
🇨🇦London, Ontario, Canada

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