Forgotten Joint Score After Reversed Gap Technique

Forgotten Joint Score After Reversed Gap Technique vs. Gap Technique

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03044457

Enrollment

100

Registered

2017-02-07

Start date

2017-08-01

Completion date

2019-08-01

Last updated

2017-02-08

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Conditions

Clinical Outcome, Total Knee Arthroplasty

Brief summary

A new operation technique was established (reversed gap technique for implantation of total knee arthroplasties. Based on the encouraging results of a pilot study, the clinical outcome shall be evaluated using the conventional gap technique as control in a RCT study.

Interventions

PROCEDURETKA

femoral and tibial positioning using the reversed gap technique

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

neither the participant nor the outcome assessor know the group. The surgeon of course knows.

Intervention model description

Two groups: reversed gap technique vs. gap technique, randomized

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* indication for implantation a total knee arthroplasty

Exclusion criteria

* indication for a constrained implant * secondary type of arthritis (rheumatoid, post traumatic, post infectious) * former open surgery on the joint using an arthrotomy or HTO (arthroscopy excluded)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Forgotten Joint Score 12	one year after operation	clinical score

Contacts

Primary ContactGeorg Matziolis, MD

g.matziolis@krankenhaus-eisenberg.de+49 36691 81010

Outcome results

None listed

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