Gonarthrosis, unspecified Pain in joint
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental Group: 20 patients
For the patients in this group, all the retropatellar fat (Hoffa) will be maintained during the procedure for total knee prosthesis implantation.
Control group: 20 pati
Procedure/surgery
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Hospital Universitario Ciencias Medicas
Eligibility
Age
55 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Voluntary patients who spontaneously accept and sign the Term of Free and Informed Consent, the TCLE, after succinct explanation by the researcher; above 55 years; both sexes; patients with osteoarthrosis, primary or secondary to osteonecrosis, or vicious fracture consolidation; committed to perform the standard protocol of postoperative rehabilitation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Voluntary patients with inflammatory joint disease; with a low preoperative patella, diagnosed radiologically by the Insall-Salvati index; with knee flexion above 15 degrees and limitation of flexion above 90 degrees, preoperatively.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The maintenance of retropatellar fat results in pain intensity up to 30% lower compared to its complete withdrawal, evaluated by the visual analog pain scale. The data collected 1 week before the intervention and 1 month and 12 months after.;Maintenance of retropatellar fat results in a 15% higher score on the Knee Society Score (KSS) functional scale. The data collected 1 week before the intervention and 1 month and 12 months after. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maintenance of retropatellar fat in total knee arthroplasty results in a 10-minute prolongation of the surgical procedure compared to its removal. The data collected at the end of the surgical procedure | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRodrigo Vieira
Hospital Universitario Ciencias Medicas
Outcome results
None listed