a prospective randomized trial
Conditions
Interventions
A valgus high tibia opening wedge osteotomy will be performed and the osseous defect will be filled with DBM or autogenous bone graft.
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients (male and female) with symptomatic medial osteoarthritis of the knee who are not indicated for a knee arthroplasty are included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are below 18 years of age, symptoms not related to medial osteoarthritis of the knee or not able to speak or understand Dutch. Patients will be included after informed consent given and baseline measurements made.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Conservation of corrected angular limb deformity one year after surgery (success rate (%)), (surgery is successful when the femoral-tibial axis one year after osteotomy is corrected accurately two degrees or less compared to the preoperative planned mechanical axis correction). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Knee range of motion (ROM); 2. Pain score (Visual Analogue Scale); 3. Hospital for Special Surgery (HHS) Knee Service Rating System; 4. Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC); 5. Health related quality-of-life score - (EuroQol)donor site complication (only Group autogenous bone graft). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactT.M. Raaij, van
Erasmus University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, P.O. Box 2040
Outcome results
None listed