In individuals undergoing simultaneous bilateral total knee replacement, does making a lateral skin incision affect skin sensation, ability to kneel and patient satisfaction?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- OsteoarthritisTotal knee arthroplastySurgery - Surgical techniquesMusculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616001706460
- Lead Sponsor
- The Orthopaedic Research Institute of Queensland (ORIQ
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 33
Inclusion Criteria
Patients scheduled to undergo bilateral knee arthroplasty
Male and female
Age 40-90
Able to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
Conditions causing altered sensation up to knee- Diabetic Neuropathy, regional pain syndrome
Previous open surgical procedure to knee
Patients with inflammatory arthritis
Patients not suitable for patella resurfacing
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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