Patients who have received a primary unilateral Preservation mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee replacement. M17
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients who have recived an unicompartmental Preservation mobile-bearing knee replacement are sent a questionnaire, which includes items on implant survival and health-related quality of lif
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients who were operated at the Wedel Hospital, Wedel, Germany or at the Asklepios West-Klinikum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany by a single surgeon (W. H.) and who have received a primary unilateral Preservation mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee replacement because of osteoarthritis are candidates for inclusion in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are: (a) Ahlbäcks disease, (b) osteonecrosis, (c) malignancy, (d) inability to fill in the questionnaire because of language deficiencies, and (e) lower extremity amputation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Physical Function of the Western Ontario and McMasters Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Survival of the Implant. Patient satisfaction, using criteria of Katz JN, et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1995;77(10):1528-1534. Pain and Stiffness Scores of the WOMAC. Physical Compent Summary of the SF-36. Lequesne Knee Score to asses the physical limitations attributed to the knee joint. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactThoralf Liebs
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Klinik für Orthopädie
Outcome results
None listed