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A Clinical Investigation of the Vanguard™ Complete Knee System

A Prospective, Non-controlled, Clinical Investigation of the Vanguard™ Complete Knee System

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00698854
Enrollment
552
Registered
2008-06-17
Start date
2004-03-31
Completion date
2024-03-31
Last updated
2024-09-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Complications, Arthroplasty, Lower Limb Deformity, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Traumatic Arthritis

Keywords

Total Knee Arthroplasty, Total Knee Replacement, Knee Arthritis

Brief summary

The purpose of this prospective clinical data-collection is to document the performance and clinical outcomes of the Vanguard™ Complete Knee System.

Detailed description

This is a 10-year prospective observational data collection on the Vanguard Total Knee system. Patients are asked to come in for a preop, operative, immediate post-operative, 6 Month, 1 Year, 3 Year,5 Year, 7 year, and 10 year visits to check on the function, range of motion, and radiographic assessment of their total knee device. The Vanguard Knee is an FDA cleared device, and has been on the market since 2004.

Interventions

DEVICEVanguard™ Complete Knee System

Primary Total Knee System, Cruciate-Retaining (CR) or Posterior-Stabilized (PS)

DEVICEVanguard™ Patient-Specific Femur

Primary Total Knee System used with Signature technique to provide a patient-specific femur

Sponsors

Zimmer Biomet
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Painful and disabled knee joint resulting from osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic arthritis where one or more compartments are involved. * Correction of varus, valgus, or posttraumatic deformity * Correction or revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, or arthrodesis Patient selection factors to be considered include: * Need to obtain pain relief and improve function * Ability and willingness of the patient to follow instructions * Including control of weight and activity level * Good nutritional state of the patient * Patient must have reached full skeletal maturity

Exclusion criteria

Absolute contraindications include: * Infection * Sepsis * Osteomyelitis * Failure of a previous joint replacement Relative contraindications include: * Uncooperative patient or patient with neurologic disorders who are incapable of following directions * Osteoporosis * Metabolic disorders which may impair bone formation * Osteomalacia * Distant foci of infections which may spread to the implant site * Rapid joint destruction, marked bone loss or bone resorption apparent on roentgenogram * Vascular insufficiency, Muscular atrophy, Neuromuscular disease * Incomplete or deficient soft tissue surrounding the knee Additional

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
KSS10 yearKnee Society Score Assessment

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Radiographic Information10 yearsRadiographic Evaluation Report
Survivorship10 yearsKnee Society Score Assessment

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026