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Assessment of tibia and femur length in patients undergoing elective surgery for knee osteoarthritis in Poland

Not Applicable
Conditions
knee arthroplasty
tibial osteotomy
knee osteoarthritis
Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis
Surgery - Other surgery
Registration Number
ACTRN12622000214730
Lead Sponsor
Jan Poszepczynski
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria

Adult participants will be those scheduled for elective knee arthroplasty or tibial osteotomy for osteoarthritis of the knee.

Exclusion Criteria

Presence of dwarfism, Marfan syndrome, or any other disease that significantly affects the length of the limbs.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
tibia height[The only timepoint is the day 1 day prior to surgery - on which, as part of the standard scheduling, an X-ray, height and weight measurement and a survey is performed prior to a knee or tibial osteotomy.]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
femur length using x-ray[Once only on the day prior to surgery,]
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