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Cemented or Cementless Oxford Partial Knee - a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)

Information source: Biomet, Inc.
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on November 03, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Osteoarthritis

Intervention: Cemented Oxford Partial Knee Replacement (Device); Cementless Oxford Partial Knee Replacement (Device)

Phase: N/A

Status: Recruiting

Sponsored by: Biomet, Inc.

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
David Murray, Professor, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre General Charity 93-08 /

Overall contact:
David Stephenson, PhD, Email: david.stephenson@biometeurope.com

Summary

This study intends to compare cementless and cemented Oxford Knees using in clinical and radiographic outcome measures.

Clinical Details

Official title: Cemented or Cementless Oxford Partial Knee - a Randomized Controlled Trial

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Primary outcome: Radiographic Assessment

Secondary outcome:

Oxford Knee Score

American Knee Score

Complication

RSA Assessment

Detailed description: The aim of this study is to compare a cementless partial knee replacement with a cemented partial knee replacement. Patients are randomised to receive either a cementless or a cemented Oxford Knee. All patients will be followed up with clinical and radiological assessment including American Knee Society Scores and Oxford Knee Scores. Implant migration will be measured using radiostereometric analysis (RSA) and the occurrence and progression of radiolucency will be assessed from fluoroscopically aligned radiographs.

Eligibility

Minimum age: 30 Years. Maximum age: 75 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion :

- Healthy subjects with one of the following primary diagnoses in the medial compartment

of the knee:

Osteoarthritis, Avascular necrosis, suitable for Oxford Partial Knee Replacement

Exclusion:

- Subjects with severe limiting systemic illness

- Subjects who are too large for RSA analysis due to limitations of the RSA set up

Locations and Contacts

David Stephenson, PhD, Email: david.stephenson@biometeurope.com

Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LD, United Kingdom; Recruiting
David Murray, Professor, Phone: : +44 1865 227457
Additional Information

Starting date: November 2002
Ending date: November 2011
Last updated: September 26, 2008

Page last updated: November 03, 2008

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