This observational study is to document the application of a human bone graft in the surgical repair of bone fragment detachment in the knee joint (osteochondral defect) and its subsequent healing process.
For the treatment of bone fractures metal screws have been used for decades. Removal of material is the major disadvantage of conventional osteosynthesis and requires a second intervention, with all the complications and risks for each patient. In order to avoid this second surgery, it is possible to use human bone screw grafts instead of metal screws. The bone graft helps to create a solid, bony connection. This connection leads to an extension, a bone remodeling, bone installation and optimal reparation process in the affected area. The comparatively rare occurrence of suitable patients contributes to the fact that there has not been enough systematic research to objectively confirm the benefits of the product, which is why this observational study is being conducted. In total, 20 patients will be enrolled in several centers in Austria. The low number of cases and the multicenter design is due to the rarity of suitable patients. This observational study will use Shark Screw® grafts without exception at all participating centers. These grafts are manufactured by two tissue banks, the Austrian Tissue Bank surgebright and the German Institute for Cell and Tissue Replacement (DZIG) and were approved by the competent Austrian authority (AGES) in 2016. All patients participating in this observational study, due to a medical indication, undergo surgical treatment of osteochondral defects using the bone screws mentioned above. Postoperatively, the patients are observed over a period of 24 months. In total, there are five follow-up examinations during which clinical examinations, x-rays and a magnetic resonance tomography (MRI) is performed. In addition the KOS-ADL and IKDC Score are collected.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
20
All patients undergo surgical treatment of osteochondral defects in the knee joint with human bone graft screws.
LKH-Univ.Klinikum Graz
Graz, Austria
RECRUITINGBarmherzige Schwestern Hospital Ried
Ried im Innkreis, Austria
RECRUITINGGeneral Hospital Vienna
Vienna, Austria
RECRUITINGincidence of surgical revisions
Was a surgical revision done postoperatively? YES/NO
Time frame: 1 year
incidence of loosening of the screw
based on x-rays or MRI: Is a loosening of the screw visible? YES/NO
Time frame: 1 year
incidence of cracking of the screw
based on x-rays or MRI: Is a cracking of the screw visible? YES/NO
Time frame: 1 year
incidence of loosening of the osteochondral fragment
based on x-rays or MRI: Is a loosening of the osteochondral fragment visible? YES/NO
Time frame: 1 year
incidence of cracking of the osteochondral fragment
based on x-rays or MRI: Is a cracking of the osteochondral fragment visible? YES/NO
Time frame: 1 year
time to healing of the osteochondral fragment
based on x-rays or MRI: Has the osteochondral fragment healed into the surrounding area? YES/NO
Time frame: 1 year
incidence of postoperative pseudoarthrosis
based on x-rays or MRI: Is a postoperative pseudoarthrosis visible? YES/NO
Time frame: 1 year
evaluation postoperative pain (VAS)
The visual analogue scale (VAS) is a vertical line, 10 centimeters (100 mm) in length, anchored by 2 verbal descriptors, one for each symptom extremes (0mm = no pain - 100mm = worst imaginable pain). A higher score indicates more pain.
Time frame: 1 year
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Orthopedic Center Otto-Wagner-Spital
Vienna, Austria
RECRUITINGHospital Wels- Grieskirchen
Wels, Austria
RECRUITINGduration of postoperative job-related incapacity
evaluation of duration
Time frame: 1 year
patient satisfaction (VAS)
The visual analogue scale (VAS) is a vertical line, 10 centimeters (100 mm) in length, anchored by 2 verbal descriptors, one for each symptom extremes (0mm = very satisfied - 100mm = not satisfied at all). A higher score indicates less satisfaction.
Time frame: 1 year
Knee Outcome Survey - Activities of Daily Living Scale (KOS-ADL)
The KOS ADL score includes 14 questions and is divided in 2 subscales, symptoms (6 items, max. score 30) and functional restrictions (8 items, max. score 40). The scores of the answers range from 0 to 5 points. 0 points mean no impairment of everyday activities, while 5 points represent the greatest possible impairment. All points are summed up. From this, the KOS-ADL score is calculated as the proportion of the total response points from the possible maximum score (70) in percent. KOS ADL Score \[%\] = ( symptoms pts. + functional restrictions pts.)\*100/70. The percentage ranges from 0-100%. 0% means no impairment, while 100% represents the greatest possible impairment.
Time frame: 1 year
International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form (IKDC Score)
The IKDC Score contains 19 questions (7 questions for symptomatology, 10 concerning function, 2 about sport activity). The lowest function level or the highest symptom level receives the score value 1. The highest function level or the lowest symptom level is given the number n according to the number n of possible answers. With the exception of question 10 "Functioning before knee injury", the remaining 18 response points are summed up. This gives the "raw sum". The lowest possible score is 18 and the maximum possible score is 87. The raw sum is converted into a scale of 0 to 100 using the following formula: ((raw score - lowest possible score)/score range)\*100. 0 points mean the greatest possible impairment, while 100 points mean complete freedom from symptoms and functioning. The IKDC score can only be calculated if at least 16 of the 18 questions have been answered.
Time frame: 1 year