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NCT Number: NCT00999570

High Volume Specialty Knee Replacement Surgeons Achieve Better Clinical and Quality-of-Life Scores

To determine whether specialty training or high volume of operative experience is associated with better clinical outcome and quality-of-life scores.

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Key information

Conditions

Total Knee Arthroplasty

Age range

37 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Singapore General Hospital

Singapore, 169608

About this study

Primary total knee replacements are becoming a commonly performed procedure. Many general orthopaedists can perform large numbers of such surgeries. Thus, we aim to find out if there is value of having surgeons with AR fellowship training to perform primary total knee arthroplasty. This has an implication in the direction of the training of future AR surgeons and in the distribution of operative cases.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patients who require total knee arthroplasty seen during the specified period

Exclusion criteria

  • revision total knee arthroplasty
  • unicompartmental or bicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Treatment and study plan

Specialty training for knee surgeons

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. To determine whether specialty training or high volume of operative experience is associated with better clinical outcome and quality-of-life scores.

    Time frame: 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. To determine which other factors are predictors of better outcome score and quality-of-life scores.

    Time frame: 2 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Singapore General Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2004
Primary completion
2007
Study completion
2007
First posted
Oct 22, 2009
Registry last updated
Oct 22, 2009

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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