knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - adults 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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| WOMAC score (pre-treatment vs. follow-up) radiographic joint space width (pre-treatment vs. follow-up) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To document changes in general well-being after Knee Joint Distraction, using ArthroSave*s Knee-Reviver (using SF-36 questionnaire) To document clinical efficacy/ patient satisfaction of subsequent surgical procedures after KJD | — |
Countries
Netherlands