None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Randomised insertion of All-polyethylene tibial implant or metal-backed implant. The control (metal-backed implant) would involve a metal tibial implant which would require an all-polyethylene insert. The all-polyethylene implant incorporates the usual polyethylene insert to the tibial implant, becoming an 'all-poly' tibial implant. The procedure (total knee joint replacement) takes approximately 90 minutes, regardless of the implant used. Total knee joint replacements can last up to and beyond
Randomised insertion of All-polyethylene tibial implant or metal-backed implant. The control (metal-backed implant) would involve a metal tibial implant which would require an all-polyethylene insert. The all-polyethylene implant incorporates the usual polyethylene insert to the tibial implant, becoming an 'all-poly' tibial implant. The procedure (total knee joint replacement) takes approximately 90 minutes, regardless of the implant used. Total knee joint replacements can last up to and beyond 10 years, or until any component fails.
Sponsors
Georgina Chan
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
All patients offered total knee joint replacement at participating hospital
Exclusion criteria
Patients requiring complex surgery (e.g. involving grafting, augments). Patients with previous infection in the knee joint to be replaced. Patients not consenting to participation.
Outcome results
None listed