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All-polyethylene tibia components compared to metal-backed tibia components in total knee replacement.

Migration and survival of all-polyethylene tibial components compared to the metal-backed modular components of the Triathlon CS Total Knee System. A RSA study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN04081530
Enrollment
60
Registered
2014-09-22
Start date
2014-03-13
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-12-19

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Conditions

Osteoarthritis Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

Patients are informed and screened pre-operative. After signing informed consent, the patients will be randomized in one of the two groups, the day before surgery. The patient will receive either the

Sponsors

Stryker European Operations BV (Netherlands)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient is able to understand the meaning of the study and is willing to sign the EC approved, study specific Informed Patient Consent Form 2. Patients eligible and scheduled to undergo primary total knee replacement with any of the following indication 2.1. Painful and disabled knee joint resulting from osteoarthritis (Ahlbäck stage II to V) 2.2. One or more compartments are involved 3. Ability and willingness to follow instructions, including control of weight and activity level, and to return for follow-up evaluations 4. A good nutritional state of the patient 5. The subject is a male or non-pregnant female between 40 and 75 years of age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. The subject is morbidly obese, defined as Body Mass Index (BMI) of > 37 2. Previous major knee surgery 3. Patients who had a Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) on contralateral side within the last 6 months that is considered to have an unsatisfactory outcome. (Patients with contralateral TKA > 3 months ago with good outcome can be included in the study) 4. Patients with other severe concurrent joint involvements that can affect their outcome 5. Patient has a flexion contracture of 15° and more 6. Patient has a varus/valgus contracture of 15° and more 7. The subject will be operated bilaterally 8. The subject has an active or suspected latent infection in or about the knee joint 9. Osteomyelitis 10. The subject has a neuromuscular or neurosensory deficiency, which would limit the ability to assess the performance of the device 11. The subject has a systemic or metabolic disorder leading to progressive bone deterioration 12. The subject is immunologically suppressed or receiving steroids in excess of normal physiological requirements 13. Female patients planning a pregnancy during the course of the study 14. The patient is unable or unwilling to sign the Informed Consent specific to this study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome measure will be prosthetic migration after two years of the Triathlon CS Knee System with all-polyethylene tibial components and the Triathlon CS Knee System with metal backed modular components by means of Roentgen Stereophotogrammetry. It is hypothesized that there will be no difference between groups. The difference in migration between components must not exceed 0.3 mm for translations and 0.25° for the rotations to determine equivalence.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The secondary outcome measure will be long-term survival based on the two-year migration patterns combined with clinical factors and radiographic aspects. In order to identify other clinical parameters besides the fixation of the prosthesis components, clinical scores and radiographic aspects will be correlated with the RSA outcome. The 10 years results will be used to verify the predicted long-term survival results.

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026