M17.1
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Sufficiently pronounced gonarthrosis to justify a knee TEP - Diagnosis guaranteed by standard X-ray (AP, lateral, patella tangential, Rosenberg, whole leg) - frustrating conservative therapy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria (knee related) - arthrofibrosis - Extension deficit ( 100 °) - Posterior cruciate ligament insufficiency - Significant deficits in the knee extension apparatus Exclusion criteria (not knee related) - Insufficient skills in the German language - Immunological diseases / autoimmune diseases - age 75 years - BMI> 35 - Manifest osteoporosis - Neurological diseases (e.g. Parkinson's, self-reported) - Major other lower limb injuries / operations (e.g. insufficient PCL) - Leg axis deviation> 15 ° (varus or valgus) - Breastfeeding or pregnant women - Visual impairments that affect balance and stabilization - ASA> 2 - dementia - serious psychological disorder - Alcohol abuse - Disseminated malignancy - Serious systemic diseases - Inflammatory arthritis - Acute local or septic infection - Previous change osteotomy - Employment in the Mediapark Clinic Cologne, the Institute for Functional Diagnostics Cologne, the German Sport University Cologne or the University of Witten / Herdecke
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oxford Knee Score (12 months post-surgery) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| WOMAC Score, Tegner Score and the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC Scale). Furthermore, the patients are examined biomechanically at two different times when walking, climbing stairs, going down (ramp) and squatting 6 and 12 months after the operation. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
IFD Cologne GbR