Status:
COMPLETED
Motion Analysis of EMP Knee Versus Posterior Stabilized Knee Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis
Lead Sponsor:
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
Stryker Trauma and Extremities
Conditions:
Arthropathy of Knee Joint
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the current study is to analyze and compare the lower-limb joint motions and muscle activation patterns during activities of daily living as well as self reported health related functio...
Detailed Description
Inclusion: 40 patients between the ages of 50 and 75 yrs undergoing unilateral total knee replacement for non-inflammatory degenerative osteoarthritis will participate, as well as 10 control particip...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 40 patients between the ages of 50 and 75 yrs undergoing unilateral total knee replacement for non-inflammatory degenerative osteoarthritis will participate, as well as 10 control participants will be recruited from the general population for the present study matching to experimental groups for age, gender and BMI.Patients who do not meet any exclusion criteria.
Exclusion
- Potential participants for the control group will be asked if they have had degenerative osteoarthritis of lower-limb joints (hip, knee and ankle) and if they have they will be excluded.
- Exclusion for patient group
- Patients suffering from any other lower-limb joint disorders other than the one for which total knee arthroplasty.
- Patients with any other joint replacement in the ipsilateral and contralateral limb.
- Patients with evidence of active infection.
- Patients with neurologic or musculoskeletal disease that may adversely affect gait, weight-bearing or quadriceps function.
- Patients with neuropathic joints.
- Patients requiring structural bone grafts.
- Patients with a documented allergy to cobalt chromium molybdenum.
- Patient with a BMI larger than 30 kg/m2.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00967161
Start Date
January 1 2012
End Date
June 1 2015
Last Update
November 18 2015
Active Locations (1)
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The Ottawa General Hospital
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, k1Y 4E9