NCT01488175

Clinical and Stereoradiological Comparison of the Results After Primary Cemented Total Knee Arthroplasty Inserted With or Without the Use of a Tourniquet

Clinical and Stereoradiological Comparison of the Results After Primary TKA Inserted With or Without the Use of a Tourniquet

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hvidovre University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate if the use of a tourniquet during insertion of a cemented primary total knee arthroplasty will influence clinical and radiological (measured with RSA X-ray technique) outcome.

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	tourniquet	a tourniquet around the thigh is used during insertion of the TKA to achieve a bloodless environment
PROCEDURE	no tourniquet	a tourniquet around the thigh is not used during insertion of the TKA

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-01-01
• Primary completion: 2015-01-01
• Completion: 2015-01-01
• First posted: 2011-12-08
• Last updated: 2015-03-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark