Comparison of postoperative patient's joint awareness as well as clinical and radiological outcomes between fixed- and mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty of which the prosthesis is coated with Titanium-nitride.
Despite numerous comparison studies between mobile- and fixed-bearing TKA as well as several comparison studies regarding clinical and radiological outcomes using titanium-nitride(TiN) prosthesis, there has been no study on postoperative joint awareness despite mobile- and fixed-bearing TKA using TiN prosthesis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
100
The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St Mary's hospital
Seoul, South Korea
Forgotten joint score
Questionnaire of evaluating how much the patients are aware of their operate joint during daily activities. The higher, the worse. Range: 0-100
Time frame: Postoperative 3 years
Crepitus
Any grating, crackling or popping sensation around knee when moving a joint
Time frame: Postoperative 3 years
Forgotten joint score
Questionnaire of evaluating how much the patients are aware of their operate joint during daily activities. The higher, the worse. Range: 0-100
Time frame: Postoperative 5 years
Crepitus
Any grating, crackling or popping sensation around knee when moving a joint
Time frame: Postoperative 5 years
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