Osteoarthritis of the knee
Conditions
Interventions
Fourty knees of 40 patients will be enrolled in this study based on our selection criteria. At the surgery, 20 knees out of them will be implanted the fixed-bearing ultrahighmolecular -weight PE inser
Sponsors
Department of Orthopaedic and Neuro-Musculoskeletal Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) the diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the knee 2) the flexion angle of the knee more than 120 degrees 3)primary TKA
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who 1)have severe systemic diseases contraindicated for total knee arthroplasty 2)have revision surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the tibio-femoral kinematics and mobility of the PE mobile-bearing relative to the femoral and tibial components under weight-bearing conditions | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactEiichi Nakamura
Kumamoto University Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Outcome results
None listed