NCT01977261

High Tibial Osteotomy for Osteoarthritis of the Knee

High Tibial Osteotomy for Osteoarthritis of the Knee: a Randomised Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 92 (actual)
• Sponsor: Erasmus Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A prospective, randomised, controlled trial compared two different techniques of high tibial osteotomy with a lateral closing wedge or a medial opening wedge, stabilised by a Puddu plate. The clinical outcome and radiological results were examined at one year.

Detailed description

A prospective, randomised, controlled trial compared two different techniques of high tibial osteotomy with a lateral closing wedge or a medial opening wedge, stabilised by a Puddu plate. The clinical outcome and radiological results were examined at one year. The primary outcome measure was the achievement of an overcorrection of valgus of 4°. Secondary outcome measures were the severity of pain (visual analogue scale), knee function (Hospital for Special Surgery score), and walking distance.

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Opening-wedge HTO	Opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy fixated with a Puddu plate
PROCEDURE	Closing-wedge HTO	Closing-wedge high tibial osteotomy fixated with two staples

Timeline

• Start date: 2001-01-01
• Primary completion: 2004-04-01
• Completion: 2004-04-01
• First posted: 2013-11-06
• Last updated: 2013-11-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands