joint degeneration osteoarthritis
Conditions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients considered for TKP according to regular clinical practice Age
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Psychological inabilities or difficult to instruct Not able to undergo MRI examination according to standard checklists Inflammatory or rheumatoid arthritis present or in history Post traumatic fibrosis due to fracture of the tibial plateau Bone-to-bone contact in the joint (absence of any joint space on X-ray) Surgical treatment of the involved knee
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Clinical effectiveness determined by WOMAC. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 2. Clinical effectiveness determined by KOOS. 3. Pain evaluated with VAS score. 4. Indication of costs-effectiveness. 5. Structural repair of cartilage as detemined on X-rays, MRI and biomarker analysis (only in patients treated with KJD) in comparison with own baseline values. | — |
Countries
Netherlands