A comparison of mechanical and kinematic alignment principles in total knee joint replacement using a medial pivot design prosthesis

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Knee osteoarthritis; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis; Surgery - Surgical techniques

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000892910
• Lead Sponsor: Whangarei Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-09-10
• Last Update Posted: 14 September 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 138

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with end-stage osteoarthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence grade 3 or 4) deemed suitable for total knee arthroplasty and have exhausted non operative management

Exclusion Criteria

Coronal > 15 degrees and sagittal deformity of >20 degrees
Mechanical lateral distal femur angle of 85-95 degrees and mechanical medial proximal tibia angles of 85-95 degrees
Patients who had previous open knee surgery that involved infection, osteotomy or fracture fixation
Patients with significant concomitant hip or spinal pathology making functional assessment of the knee replacement inaccurate
Contralateral knee pathology
Patients unable to complete or understand patient reported outcome assessment
BMI > 40kg/m2
History of previous knee infection
Patients with neurological disease or neurosensory deficiency
inflammatory arthritis

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient function using the Forgotten Joint Score (FJS)[Preoperative (within 2 months of the date of surgery), and at three (primary time point) and 12 months after surgery]