Postoperative manual therapy of the patella to improve knee mobility in patients after knee total endoprosthesis in the acute Hospital.

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: M17; Gonarthrosis [arthrosis of knee]

• Registration Number: DRKS00022080
• Lead Sponsor: Klinikum DresdenZentrum für Physikalische und Rehabilitative Medizin

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-07-16
• Study Completion: 2021-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 43

Inclusion Criteria

• Primary knee replacement (knee TEP)
• Bicondylary, uncoupled (unconstrained) surface replacement
• Age: 50-80 years
• Sufficient knowledge of German

Exclusion Criteria

• Replacement of prostheses
• Unicondylary knee replacement
• Bicondylary coupled knee joint replacement
• Bicondylary, uncoupled surface replacement with patella back surface replacement
• Patients with thrombosis or embolism in the anamnesis
• Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
• Patients with polyneuropathy
• Patients with arthritis of the hip joint or foot of the same side
• Pronounced preoperative arthrofibrose
• Insufficient patient compliance

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- Agility Flexion/Extension by goniometer<br><br>The measurement times are defined as follows:<br>T1 = preoperative<br>T2= 4th postoperative day<br>T3 = before discharge from the acute hospital (probably between 7th-10th postoperative day)<br>T4 = 8 - 12 weeks after surgery date and rehabilitation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- Pain measurement by NRS -> daily in the acute hospital<br>- WOMAC and/or Staffelstein score (preoperative - follow up -> 8-12 weeks postoperatively)