Sub-Vastus Versus Mid-Vastus Arthrotomy for Total Knee Arthroplasty: a Randomized Clinical Trial

University Hospital, Ghent100 enrolled

Overview

Randomized, single-blind trial in which one group of patients will be operated with a "Mid-Vastus approach" of the knee joint and the other group will undergo knee surgery with a "Sub-Vastus approach".

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Tricompartmental Gonarthrosis

Interventions

Sub-Vastus arthrotomyPROCEDURE

Sub-vastus arthrotomy

Mid - Vastus arthrotomyPROCEDURE

Mid-vastus arthrotomy

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 45 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients diagnosed with osteoarthrosis of the knee * patients must be in good general health condition Exclusion Criteria: * patients with morbid obesity (BMI \>45) * patients with history of knee surgery, infection or inflammatory disease of the knee joint or large cartilage lesion

Locations (1)

University Hospital Ghent

Ghent, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

VAS, KOOS and HSS scales

Time frame: at day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4 and day 5 post-operatively

Rehabilitation time; time needed for 90° flexion of the knee joint

Time frame: post-operatively

Secondary Outcomes

VAS, HSS, KOOS questionnaires

Time frame: at 6 weeks, 3 months and 12 months after surgery.

Amount and type of analgesic drugs used.

Time frame: pre-operatively and post-operatively

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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