Status:
COMPLETED
Functional Evaluation of a Standard and a High-flexion Knee Prosthesis Using Thigh-calf Contact Force Measurements
Lead Sponsor:
Radboud University Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
Johnson & Johnson Medical BV, The Netherlands
Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital
Conditions:
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether subjects receiving a high-flexion knee prosthesis show a better knee function than patients receiving a standard knee prosthesis. Thigh-calf contact...
Detailed Description
Study title: Functional evaluation of a standard and a high-flexion knee prosthesis using thigh-calf contact force measurements. Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate whether sub...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients receiving a total knee replacement due to disabling gonarthrosis (cartilage damage):
- Primary due to osteo-arthritis
- Secondary due to rheumatoid arthritis or trauma
Exclusion
- Patients suffering from juvenile rheuma
- Patients suffering from hemophilia
- Patients that are incapable to give informed consent
- Patients who receive a total knee replacement due to an oncological resection
- Patients who have received a total knee replacement on the contralateral leg
- Patients who have disabling gonarthrosis on both legs
- Patients having a BMI \< 25 kg/m\^2
- Patients who have to receive a different prosthesis than used in this study for biomechanical reasons (e.g. revision prosthesis)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
67 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00899041
Start Date
October 1 2008
End Date
October 1 2013
Last Update
November 8 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital
Nijmegen, Netherlands, 6532 SZ