Knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria - adults =65 years of age (at higher ages cost-benefit is becoming less; 15) - BMI 40/100 (conservative treatment resistant)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: General: Patients that would not be considered for arthroplasty or osteotomy because of psychosocial condition; or who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: - Comorbidities that would compromise the efficacy of knee joint distraction (arbitrary defined by orthopaedic surgeons) - History of inflammatory or septic arthritis - Knee mal-alignment of more than 10 degrees - Previous surgical interventions of the index knee < 6 months ago - Absence of any joint space width on both sides (medial and lateral) of X-ray - presence of an endo-prostheses elsewhere
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| WOMAC score and radiographic joint space width evaluated by KIDA software | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| SF36 questionnaire for general wellbeing | — |
Contacts
UMC Utrecht