NCT02450409

A New Technique to Produce Anatomical Alignment Results With Less Midflexion Instability in Total Knee Arthroplasty

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 56 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Jena · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Beside the current standard of classical mechanical alignment of total knee replacements, increased interest is being shown in anatomical alignment. However, no surgical technique is capable of controlling the stability of the joint in midflexion. The purpose of the present study was to present and evaluate a new surgical technique, which aims to reduce the need for soft-tissue release and optimize stability in midflexion.

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Implantation of TKA using the gap technique	Implantation of total knee arthroplasty using a specific operative technique (GT) serving as control.
PROCEDURE	Implantation of TKA using anatomical alignment	Implantation of total knee arthroplasty using a specific operative technique (AA) being experimental.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-01-01
• Primary completion: 2015-05-01
• First posted: 2015-05-21
• Last updated: 2015-05-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany