NCT00865865

Computer Aided Gap Balancing Improves Sagittal Stability and Outcomes for Cruciate-Retaining Total Knee Arthroplasty

Computer Aided Gap Balancing Improves Sagittal Stability and Outcomes for Cruciate-Retaining Total Knee Arthroplasty- 2-Year Results of a Prospective Randomised Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 140 (actual)
• Sponsor: Singapore General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Computer Aided Surgery in total knee arthroplasty improves knee stability and functional outcomes more than conventional total knee arthroplasty.

Detailed description

The success of total knee arthroplasty depends on restoration of limb alignment, precise implant positioning and optimal gap balancing. The advent of computer aided surgery (CAS) has improved limb alignment and implant positioning. The objective of this study was to evaluate the functional outcome of computer aided soft tissue gap balancing in total knee arthroplasty.

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Computer aided total knee arthroplasty	Use of computer aided surgery to balance soft tissue tension in total knee arthroplasty
PROCEDURE	Conventional total knee arthroplasty	Conventional method of total knee arthroplasty

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-05-01
• Primary completion: 2008-12-01
• Completion: 2008-12-01
• First posted: 2009-03-19
• Last updated: 2009-03-19