Platelet Rich Plasma in Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee OsteoarthritisIn this study, the investigators will be performing intra-articular platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections for patients experiencing pain related to osteoarthritis of the knee. The investigators will be following clinical outcomes, and how they relate to concentrations of the PRP samples as well as following opioid and emergency room utilization pre and post-injection.
Finnish Unicompartmental and Total Knee Arthroplasty Investigation
OsteoarthritisKneeUnicondylar knee arthroplasty (UKA) can be used as the treatment of knee OA isolated to a single compartment instead of TKA. Both UKA and TKA have been used for decades as a treatment of knee OA. However, operative indications for TKA and UKA overlaps, but they are not similar. Therefore, the outcome or survivorship of these procedures cannot be compared directly. Some advantages of UKA over TKA have been reported, including faster recovery time, reduced perioperative morbidity and mortality, a subjective preference of feeling more normal knee, lower cost and improved return to work and sport. On the other side national arthroplasty registers consistently report around a threefold increase in crude cumulative revision rate at 8 to 10 years for UKA compared with TKA 7-10. The aim of this study is to compare functional, clinical, patient satisfaction, and implant survival results of cementless UKA with those of cemented TKA at 2 months, 1, 2, 5 and 10 years after the procedure. The study design is a multicenter, double-blind and randomized trial of knee replacement patients. The primary outcome is the Oxford Knee Score (OKS) and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) at 2 year.
JOURNEY™ II CR Total Knee System
OsteoarthritisKneeThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the JOURNEY™ II CR Total Knee System in subjects with degenerative joint disease (DJD) requiring primary total knee replacement.
Study of Knee Replacements for Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis
OsteoarthritisKneeThis is a randomized comparison of PFA and TKR in treatment of isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis.
Pilot Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of a New Hard-on-Hard Total Hip Replacement System...
ArthritisDegenerativeThe purpose of this study is to assess the early and long term safety and efficacy of the hard-on-hard total hip replacement system (R3 ODH-ODH utilization) in patients with non-inflammatory arthritis.
The Importance of Different Modularity of the Polyethylene Insert for Tibial Component Migration...
Arthrosis of the KneeIn a prospective randomised study two uncemented tibial components with different polyethylene modularities (Trabecular Metal Technology (TMT) Zimmer NexGen® monobloc and TMT Zimmer NexGen® modular) used for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is evaluated. Both tibial component coatings are designed to provide excellent condition for bone ingrowth. The differences between the two tibial components are evaluated by measurements of migration of the tibial component assessed by Radiostereometric analysis (RSA) and measurements of the adaptive bone remodeling of the proximal tibial assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA).
Comparing Knee Cartilage Surgery Versus Standard Physical Therapy in Treating People With a Meniscal...
OsteoarthritisThere are two cartilage structures, called menisci, in each knee joint. A torn meniscus can be caused by a traumatic injury or aging-related degeneration. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a type of arthritis that is caused by the breakdown and eventual loss of another type of cartilage that covers the end of bones within a joint. In people who have knee OA, a meniscal tear can easily lead to disability. This study will compare the effectiveness of two recommended treatments, surgery and physical therapy, for people with a torn meniscus and knee OA.
Mobilization With Movement (MWM) on Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)
Knee OsteoarthritisMovement with mobilization (MWM) is an effective manual therapy to improve pain and function of patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, immediate, and prolonged effects after prolonged MWM period was under-investigated. In this double-blinded randomized control trial, 40 patients are needed. The subjects and assessors will be blinded. Subjects in intervention group will receive MWM twice a week and corresponding home exercise for 6 weeks. Participants in control group will only receive sham treatment with light touch. The effects on knee pain in visual analogue scale (VAS); flexion and extension range of motion (ROM) by goniometer; strength by hand-held dynamometer; function by Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) and 30-second Chair Stand Test; and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) by Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) just after, 1-month and 3-month after treatment will be compared with baseline. Six-month after treatment, KOOS and WOMAC will be conducted.
The Effect of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation and Tendon Vibration After Total Knee Arthroplasty...
Knee OsteoarthritisTotal Knee ArthroplastryKnee osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease characterized by destruction and progressive loss of articular cartilage. In an advanced stage of the disease, the patient undergoes a total replacement of the knee joint with an artificial joint (total arthroplasty). The aim of this clinical study is to investigate the effect of combining a therapeutic exercise program based on Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) and tendon vibration in older adult patients after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Ninety (90) adults over 65 years of age who will undergo TKA due to knee osteoarthritis will be divided into three groups of 30 people each (two intervention and one control). The participants of the first group will follow a therapeutic exercise protocol based on the PNF technique for six weeks. The participants of the second intervention group will follow the same therapeutic exercise program based on PNF and at the same time tendon vibration will be applied to the Achilles tendon for the same period. Finally, the participants of the third group (control group) will follow the conventional physical therapy postoperative treatment. The subjective perception of pain with the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Active Range of Motion (AROM) of knee flexion with a goniometer, functional ability with the Knee Injury Outcome Questionnaire and osteoarthritis (Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, KOOS), quality of life with the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC), balance confidence with the balance confidence (CONFbal) scale, dynamic balance with the Time Up and Go (TUG) tests and Berg Balance Scale (BBS), displacement of the center of mass by static posturography, and knee proprioception by calculating joint position sense with an isokinetic dynamometer will be assessed at the beginning of the intervention , at week 3, week 6 and six months after the end of the intervention. For the statistical analysis of the results, a two-factor analysis of variance with repeated measurements will be applied, while the statistical significance index will be set at p < .05.
Thumb Hemi-Arthroplasty With Natural Kinematics (THANKS) Trial
Osteoarthritis Thumb Base JointThis clinical trial aims to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the lnDx Implant in the treatment of thumb base joint arthritis. This clinical trial hypothesises that implanting the lnDx prosthesis will improve thumb opposition motion, decrease pain and stiffness, and increase grip and pinch strengths of the carpometacarpal joint in patients with thumb base joint arthritis. Participants will undergo the following measures to assess their clinical performance: Hand X-Ray Range of Motion - Kapandji opposition score Grip strength, lateral pinch and tip pinch Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for Pain Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaire