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NCT Number: NCT03676179

The Comparison of Anterior Knee Pain in Patella With or Without Denervation in Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty

the present study will conduct to assess anterior knee pain and complications after medial UKA with or without patella denervation in medial compartment arthritis and severe lateral facet patellofemoral arthritis patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee Arthritis Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Osteoarthritis Rheumatic Diseases

Age range

40 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Pranungkraw General Hospital

Bangkok, Thailand

About this study

In this prospective cohort study, the investigators will conduct to compare the clinical result of 70 patients of unicompartment knee arthroplasty with and without patella denervation between April, 2018 and April, 2019 for the patients with osteoarthritis.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients who diagnose with medial osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee with an Alhback score of 2, 3 and 4 (Ahlback 1968) and with any Kujala score for pre-operative anterior knee pain.
  • Older than 40 years of age.
  • pain on the medial joint line.
  • primary medial compartment osteoarthritis with a well preserved lateral compartment with competent cruciate ligaments with correctable intraarticular varus deformity.
  • ROM flexion up to 110° under anesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with fixed varus deformity > 15°
  • Inflammatory arthritis
  • Previous high tibial osteotomy or ACL reconstruction

Treatment and study plan

patella denervation

Procedure

patella denervation

patella non-denervation

Procedure

patella non-denervation

Primary outcomes

  1. Kujala score

    Time frame: 6 months

    Kujala score including 13 parameters with the score of 0-100, the higher the score the better the function.

Secondary outcomes

  1. complication

    Time frame: 6 months

    number of participant with DVT, infections, loosening of implants, fractures, lateral compartment arthritis, and dislocations of the polyethylene

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ramathibodi Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Pranungkraw General Hospital

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Sep 18, 2018
Registry last updated
Apr 2, 2019

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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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