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Single-use Efficiency Instruments With Patient Specific Technique (MyKnee®) Versus Traditional Metal Instruments With Conventional Surgical Technique

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Osteoarthritis
Interventions
Device: Customized patient instruments
Device: Traditional Metal Instruments
Registration Number
NCT03148379
Lead Sponsor
Medacta USA
Brief Summary

To compare economic factors and the rate of adverse events between two types of instrumentation used for total knee replacement: Single-use Efficiency Instruments with Patient Specific Technique (MyKnee®) Traditional Metal Instruments with Conventional Surgical Technique

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
32
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age 18 to 75 years
  • BMI ≤35
  • Undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty due to osteoarthritis (primary or post-traumatic OA)
  • Able and willing to give consent and to comply with study requirements, including follow up visit at 6 weeks
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant women or those seeking to become pregnant. Pregnancy test is administered prior to surgery as part of routine care by the hospital / surgery center for all female patients of childbearing potential
  • Is participating in another clinical study
  • Has inflammatory arthritis
  • Has knee avascular necrosis
  • Has severe deformity, defined as greater than 10 degrees varus or valgus relative to the mechanical axis
  • Has retained hardware in the knee that requires removal or interferes with Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) procedure

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Customized patient instrumentsCustomized patient instrumentsExperimental group: Patients randomized into this group will undergo surgery utilizing single-use Efficiency Instruments with patient-specific technique (MyKnee® patient-matched cutting blocks)
Traditional metal instrumentsTraditional Metal InstrumentsControl Group: Patients will undergo conventional surgical technique
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patella Resection TimeDay of Surgery

Time to resection patella during surgery

Tourniquet TimeDay of Surgery

Time tourniquet is on patient during surgery

OR Total TimeDay of Surgery

Total time patient is in operating room

Opening InstrumentsDay of Surgery

Time to open surgical instruments

Back Table Setup TimeDay of Surgery

Time to set up back surgical table

Incision to Skin ClosureDay of Surgery

Time from incision to skin closure during surgery

Bone Prep TimeDay of Surgery

Time to prepare bone for implant during surgery

Clean-up TimeDay of Surgery

Time to clean up following surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mechanical AxisPost-Operative

Radiographic analysis of mechanical axis alignment

Tibial SlopePost-Operative

Radiographic analysis of Tibial Posterior Slope

Hemoglobin Range24 hours or at discharge if patient does not stay overnight

Post op 1 day hemoglobin range

Surgical Waste WeightDay of Surgery

Weigh surgical waste at the end of each surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Jordan Valley Medical Center of Orthopedics Rehabilitation and Excellence

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West Jordan, Utah, United States

Orthopedic Associates Meadville

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Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States

Texas Orthopedics

🇺🇸

Austin, Texas, United States

Tandem Clinical Research, LLC

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Marrero, Louisiana, United States

Ortho Montana

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Billings, Montana, United States

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