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NCT Number: NCT02204748

Kinematic Analysis: Posterior Stabilized, Fixed Bearing Total Knee Arthroplasty With Attune Knee System

A better understanding of knee joint kinematics is important to explain the premature polyethylene wear failures within total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) and to help design a prosthesis that most closely approximates the normal knee. Specifically, posterior stabilizing (PS) knees have been found to be associated with lower amounts of posterior femoral rollback, higher occurrence of reverse axial rotation and increased amount of condylar lift-off. The DePuy Synthes Joint Reconstruction's Attune PS fixed bearing (FB) knee system has incorporated subtle changes in its design to address restoration of kinematics that more closely resemble those of a normal knee. To understand if this design is able to effectively restore kinematics in the implanted knee, further in vivo analysis is necessary. This pilot study will analyze 5 subjects with the Attune PS FB 3 months post-operatively using the University of Tennessee's mobile fluoroscopy unit while performing three daily activities, level walking, ramp down and deep knee bend. Since this is a pilot study, there is no hypothesis.

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Key information

Conditions

Total Knee Arthroplasty Arthritis Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Osteoarthritis Rheumatic Diseases

Age range

30 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • At least three (3) months post-operative with no other surgical procedures conducted within the past six months
  • Between 30-80 years of age
  • Body weight of less than 280 lbs
  • Must be between 160cm (5'3) and 193cm (6'4) tall
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) >18.5 and <35
  • Judged clinically successful with a Knee Society score (KSS) of greater than 80
  • Have good-to-excellent post-operative passive flexion with no ligamentous laxity or pain
  • Must be able to walk on level ground without aid of any kind, perform a ramp descent, and a deep knee bend (DKB), all without assistance
  • Will have a DePuy Attune PS TKA
  • Must be willing to sign the Informed Consent (IC) and HIPAA forms to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnant or potentially pregnant females will be excluded from the study

Treatment and study plan

DePuy Attune posterior stabilizing fixed bearing knee system

Device

Primary outcomes

  1. Femoro-tibial Kinematics - Translation and Lift-off for Deep Knee Bend

    Time frame: 3 months post-operative

    Amount of translation and lift-off for implanted knee in vivo under fluoroscopic surveillance during deep knee bend activity.

  2. Femoro-tibial Kinematics: Translation and Lift-off for Gait

    Time frame: 3 months post-operative

    Amount of translation and lift-off for implanted knee in vivo under fluoroscopic surveillance during gait activity.

  3. Femoro-tibial Kinematics: Translation and Lift-off for Ramp Down

    Time frame: 3 months post-operative

    Amount of translation and lift-off for implanted knee in vivo under fluoroscopic surveillance during ramp down activity.

  4. Femoro-tibial Kinematics - Deep Knee Bend

    Time frame: 3 months post-operative

    Degree of axial rotation and weight-bearing range-of-motion for implanted knee in vivo under fluoroscopic surveillance during deep knee bend activity.

  5. Femoro-tibial Kinematics - Gait

    Time frame: 3 months post-operative

    Degree of axial rotation and weight-bearing range-of-motion for implanted knee in vivo under fluoroscopic surveillance during gait activity.

  6. Femoro-tibial Kinematics - Ramp Down

    Time frame: 3 months post-operative

    Degree of axial rotation and maximum weight-bearing range-of-motion for implanted knee in vivo under fluoroscopic surveillance during ramp down activity.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Max Ground Reaction Force - Deep Knee Bend

    Time frame: 3 months post-operative

    Collected simultaneously with fluoroscopy data, ground reaction forces were obtained using a force plate (fixed to the ground) while subject performed activity. Maximum force measured in the vertical direction measured during the described activity, then normalized with respect to participant's body weight. As such, the data are presented as the percentage of the individuals' body weight that was supported on the implanted knee using a force plate (fixed to the ground) and has been termed "maximum reaction force."

  2. Max Ground Reaction Force - Gait

    Time frame: 3 months post-operative

    Collected simultaneously with fluoroscopy data, ground reaction forces were obtained using a force plate (fixed to the ground) while subject performed activity. Maximum force measured in the vertical direction measured during the described activity, then normalized with respect to participant's body weight. As such, the data are presented as the percentage of the individuals' body weight that was supported on the implanted knee using a force plate (fixed to the ground) and has been termed "maximum reaction force."

  3. Max Ground Reaction Force - Ramp Down

    Time frame: 3 months post-operative

    Collected simultaneously with fluoroscopy data, ground reaction forces were obtained using a force plate (fixed to the ground) while subject performed activity. Maximum force measured in the vertical direction measured during the described activity was normalized with respect to participant's body weight. As such, the data are presented as the percentage of the individuals' body weight that was supported on the implanted knee using a force plate (fixed to the ground) and has been termed "maximum reaction force."

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Other

Collaborators

  • DePuy Orthopaedics

Registry information

Official study title

Kinematic Analysis: Posterior Stabilized, Fixed Bearing Total Knee Arthroplasty

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Jul 30, 2014
Registry last updated
Oct 10, 2019

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