Total knee replacement Surgery Total knee replacement
Conditions
Interventions
Standard medial parapatellar approach or sub-vastus approach for primary bi- or tri- compartmental total knee replacement.
Sponsors
University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. They require a bi- or tri- compartmental knee replacement 2. They require a unilateral knee replacement 3. They have given their informed consent 4. The surgeon has no clear preference for either of the approaches
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. They need a revision knee replacement 2. They have had, or will require a major arthrotomy in the other knee in a 12 month period 3. They have had previous open surgery in or around the knee in the previous 12 months e.g. high tibial osteotomy, femoal osteotmy, open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) for fracture, patellar realignment, patellectomy and open menisectomy 4. They require a bi-lateral knee replacement at a single visit 5. They have a valgus angle of degrees or more
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knee Society Score at 52 weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. EuroQol-5D 2. Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) osteoarthritis index 3. 36-item short form health survey (SF-36) 4. Time to normal activities/return to function 5. Pain 6. Complications 7. Surgeon's ease of exposure 8. Length of hospital stay | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed