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Unicondylar- or Total Knee Replacement? Patient Satisfaction, Function and Muscle Mass

Sweden80 participantsStarted 2015-09

Plain-language summary

Patients with medial gonarthritis are randomised to a unicompartmental or a total knee replacement. Primary outcome: Thigh muscle cross sectional area and radiological attenuation measured by CT Secondary aims: functional tests, gait analysis, health related quality of life and patient related outcome.

Who can participate

Age range50 Years – 100 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * medial gonarthritis, (Kellgren 3b-4) * correctible varus deformity less than 10 degrees * intact ACL * proficient in written and spoken swedish Exclusion Criteria: * Valgus gonarthritis * flexion deformity of 10 degrees * knee flexion of less than 100 degrees * previous high tibial osteotomy * neuromuscular disorders of lower extremities * symptomatic osteoarthritis of the contralateral knee or any hip.

What they're measuring

Muscle mass

Timeframe: 2 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02563756

SponsorKarolinska Institutet

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-09

Contact for this trial

Margareta Hedström, MD, PhD

+4670735959 margareta.hedstrom@ki.se

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