NCT00553982

Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Prospective, Randomised and Double Blind Study.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 130 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sykehuset Innlandet HF · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Background: The best treatment of the patella during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is controversial. The implantation of a patellar component adds to the operation time and the costs of the operation.There is a huge variation as to whether the patella is resurfaced or not during TKA. Meta-analysis of prospective, randomised trials might indicate that patellar resurfacing reduces the risk of reoperation and anterior knee pain, but drawing firm conclusions is not possible and additional, high quality randomised trials are required. Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine whether ther is a difference between the two groups in knee pain, functions, patient satisfaction and quality of life after TKA.

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis
• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Patellar component	Resurfacing with onlay technique
PROCEDURE	No patellar component	Trimming of osteophytes when appropriate

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-10-01
• Primary completion: 2015-06-01
• Completion: 2015-12-01
• First posted: 2007-11-06
• Last updated: 2016-04-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway