Knee Arthroplasty
Conditions
Keywords
Attune
Brief summary
Functional results with Attune Fixed Bearing Posterior Stabilized total knee arthroplasty evaluated with KOOS. A prospective longitudinal cohort study with repetitive measurements 6 weeks, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months postoperative.
Detailed description
Total knee arthroplasty is a well documented and efficient treatment method for degenerative knee arthritis. Nevertheless it is reported that 15-20% of patients are not satisfied with the result. Some of the complaints are anterior knee pain, mid flexion instability and range of motion. Attune Fixed Bearing Posterior Stabilized knee have been developed to address the common complaints after knee arthroplasty surgery . The investigators like to use the Attune Fixed Bearing Posterior Stabilized knee with patella resurfacing on 65 of Our departments eligible patients to evaluate the functional results. Our primary outcome measure is change in Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Patients between 50-80 years eligible for total knee arthroplasty at our hospital
Exclusion criteria
* Patients unable to cooperate * Larger deformity that not suitable for a Posterior Stabilized total knee prostheses. * Revision operation * Diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis * Previously septic arthritis in the current knee joint * Local malignancy/general bone metastases * Serious Medical conditions that inflict on the walking ability * Active infections, latent infections og increased risk og infection * Previously arthrodeses or not well functioned arthroplasties in hips, knees or ankles. * Neurologic illness with symptoms from the current limb
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score - (KOOS) | 2 years postoperative | Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of Life (EQ-5D) | 2 years postoperative | Quality of life questionnaire |
| University of California Los Angeles-Activity score | 2 years postoperative | Record change in Activity level |
| Range of Movement (ROM) | 2 years postoperative | Range of movement pre- and postoperative |
| Forgotten Joint Score (FJS-12) | 2 years postoperative | Forgotten Joint Score -12. Translated Norwegian version |
| 30 seconds stand up functional test | 2 years postoperative | Number of stand ups from a chair in 30 seconds |
| 40 meters walking functional test | 2 years postoperative | Time spend on walking 40 meters |
| Visual Analogue Scale Satisfaction (VAS-satisfaction) | 2 years postoperative | Scale for assesment of the satisfaction with the arthroplasty |
| Stair climbing test functional test | 2 years postoperative | Time spend on walking up and down 9 stairs |
Countries
Norway