Multicenter Perspective Study: Clinical Evaluation of the Persona MC® With Preservation or Sacrifice of the PCL

Multicenter Perspective Study: Clinical Evaluation of the Persona MC® With Preservation or Sacrifice of the PCL

Clinical Evaluation of the Total Knee Prosthesis Persona Medial Congruent® With Preservation or Sacrifice of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament: a Multicentric Perspective Study

Prospective, multicenter study on the Total Knee Prosthesis available on the market "Persona Medial Congruent® knee". Primary endpoint -Evaluation of the survival of the implant after 5 years of follow-up Secondary endpoints Evaluation of the survival of the implant at 10 years of follow up. Evaluation of clinical and radiographic outcomes in Italian patients undergoing total knee replacement with the Persona Medial Congruent® implant with sacrifice or retention of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)

Prospective, multicenter study on the Total Knee Prosthesis available on the market "Persona Medial Congruent® knee" Up to 10 Italian centers will provide a maximum of 200 patients undergoing total knee replacement with Persona prosthesis and Medial Congruent® insert. 20 cases per center will be performed, 10 with posterior cruciate ligament sacrifice, 10 with posterior cruciate ligament preservation. Patients will be recruited and enrolled in the study according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria specified below. In order to minimize the selection bias, patients will be enrolled consecutively; the first 10 patients will constitute a treatment group and the remaining 10 the complementary group. Each patient will sign an informed consent for participation in the prospective study. The patients will be recruited at the Orthopedic and Traumatological Clinic 2nd of the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute on an outpatient or hospitalization basis. After the surgical treatment, the patient will continue his hospitalization at the Orthopedic and Traumatological Clinic 2nd of the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute and, if deemed appropriate by the medical team, he will be discharged by planning the subsequent post-operative checks and diagnostic evaluations. The data will be collected by investigators and provided to the Promoter center. The Co-investigator who will evaluate the results will be blind to the assignment to the treatment group of the subjects in the study. The promoter of the study is the owner of the data and therefore responsible for data management. Study participants are identified with an identification code. All sensitive personal data will be stored in accordance with the current data privacy guidelines. All information will be treated with strict compliance with professional confidentiality standards. Participants will receive oral and written information relating to the processing of sensitive personal data. The study is designed to have an alpha error of no more than 0.05. Based on an assumed 95% five-year survival, a sample size of n = 89 was calculated using SAS 9.4, Proc Power. Assuming a 20% follow-up loss rate over five years, the study will enroll 100 patients in each patient group, then a total of 200 patients. The data collected from 200 patients (100 in each subgroup) will be archived in a descriptive way and will be the basis of all published study reports. The categorical data (for example, gender) will be summarized using counts, percentages and the 95% confidence interval (CI), in the periods of interest. Continuous data, such as age, will be summarized using means, medians, standard deviation, minimum, maximum and 95% CI in the periods of interest. Implant survival and return to function will be summarized using the Kaplan-Meier method and presented as percentages and confidence intervals. The expected duration of the study is 11 years, which corresponds to the time dedicated to the approval of the Ethics Committee, the enrollment of all patients, the completion of the 10-year follow-up, data analysis and preparation of the final report. The first 12 months will focus on patient enrollment. The study subjects will be involved from the moment of the intervention until the end of the 10-year follow-up (as per the current protocol 10 years FU ± 2 months).

Patients will be implanted with this medial pivoting knee prosthesis. Posterior Cruciate Ligament will be retained

Patients will be implanted with this medial pivoting knee prosthesis. Posterior Cruciate Ligament will be sacrificed

Implant survival will be evaluated by radiographic parameters on standard and long leg standing radiographs that indicate prosthesis mobilization (radiolucency lines, fracture, osteolysis)

Implant survival will be evaluated by radiographic parameters on standard and long leg standing radiographs that indicate prosthesis mobilization (radiolucency lines, fracture, osteolysis)

Clinical evaluation addresses the state of the studied knee before and after the surgery with respect to pain (VAS scale).

Clinical evaluation addresses the state of the studied knee before and after the surgery with respect to medications.

Clinical evaluation addresses the state of the studied knee before and after the surgery with respect to muscle strength, evaluated with a subjective scale by the investigator

Additional information regarding the returning of the patient to work is collected at 3 or 6 months follow up

It is a patient-reported short questionnaire for evaluating patient satisfaction with the knee replacement surgery

It is completed by the patient and assesses his/her general health status. The EQ-5D is used to derive a quality of life index used for health economics considerations

It is a patient-reported form and consists of 12 questions on the influence of the knee (surgical side) on daily activities or pain.

It is used to assess knee functionality by investigator. It consists of both a clinical and a functional score

is completed by the patient and assesses his/her ability to forget about his/ her knee joint prior and after treatment

is completed as needed for each complication which is noted. Each complication shall be examined again at the next follow-up visit and further documented on a separate form for each visit.

Inclusion Criteria: Patient qualifies for a primary total knee arthroplasty based on physical exam and medical history, including diagnosis of severe knee pain and disability due to at least one of the following: Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, polyarthritis Collagen disorders and/or avascular necrosis of the femoral condyle Post-traumatic loss of joint configuration, particularly when there is patellofemoral erosion, dysfunction or prior patellectomy Moderate valgus, varus, or flexion deformities The salvage of previously failed surgical attempts that did not include partial or total knee arthroplasty of the ipsilateral knee Patient is willing and able to complete scheduled study procedures and follow-up evaluations Independent of study participation, patient is a candidate for commercially available Persona MC knee implants. Patient is willing and able to complete scheduled follow-up evaluations as described in the Informed Consent. Patient has participated in the Informed Consent process and has signed the Ethics Committee approved 'Informed Consent'. Exclusion Criteria: Patient is currently participating in any other surgical intervention studies or pain management studies Patient is unwilling or unable to give consent or to comply with the follow-up program. Patient meets exclusion criteria of the Instruction for Use Patients who have any condition which would in the judgement of the Investigator place the patient at undue risk or interfere with the study. Any patient who is institutionalized, or is a known drug abuser, a known alcoholic or anyone who cannot understand what is required of them. Previous history of infection in the affected joint and/or other local/systemic infection that may affect the prosthetic joint Insufficient bone stock on femoral or tibial surfaces Skeletal immaturity Neuropathic arthropathy Osteoporosis or any loss of musculature or neuromuscular disease that compromises the affected limb Stable, painless arthrodesis in a satisfactory functional position Severe instability secondary to the absence of collateral ligament integrity Rheumatoid arthritis accompanied by an ulcer of the skin or a history of recurrent breakdown of the skin Patient has a known or suspected sensitivity or allergy to one or more of the implant materials

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