cartilage damage Knee arthrosis
Conditions
Interventions
The patient will receive either the uncemented tibial component with the plasma
sprayed coating (control group) or the uncemented porous coated tibial
component (intervention group)
Sponsors
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Patients diagnosed with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis of the knee requiring primary total knee arthroplasty • Patients capable of giving Informed Consent and expressing willingness to comply with the post-operative follow-up program • Patients having no major deformities, i.e. sagittal and coronal deformities are less than 15 degrees
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Patients requiring revision arthroplasty • Patients unable or unwilling to sign the Patient Informed Consent specific to this study • Patients with osteoporosis of the tibial plateau • Patients with functional impairment of any other lower extremity joint besides the operated knee • Patients having a flexion contracture of 15° and more • Patients having a varus or valgus contracture of 15° and more • Patients having insufficient understanding of Dutch language to participate • Patients incompetent to fill in the clinical scores
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Migration parameters: - Maximum total point migration (MTPM) - Maximum subsidence - Maximum lift-off | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical evaluation: - IKSS (International Knee Society Score)39 - SF36 (Short Form (36) health survey)40 - KOOS (Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score)41 - Range of motion of the knee | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed