Active clinical trials for "Osteoarthritis"

Total knee replacement is associated with severe post-operative pain. The purpose of this study is to compare two methods of treatment for pain control following Total Knee Replacement with an accelerated physical therapy protocol to aid the achievement of rehab milestones.

The purpose of this study is to determine if there are any clinical or radiographic differences in cemented total knee arthroplasty with an oxidized zirconium and a cobalt-chromium femoral knee component.

Our primary hypothesis is that TENS decreases pain with movement by reducing hyperalgesia. Minimizing the severe pain experienced during required activities in the immediate postoperative period will promote functional recovery and prevent the development of new chronic pain syndromes.

Results of growth factors indicate that Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMP) have an exceptional ability to stimulate different characteristics of mesenchymale cells to osseous cells. Local application of BMP results in an increase of osseous tissue regardless of the location of the growth factor. 5 years clinical studies show that BMP's can stimulate an increase of osseous tissue and improve clinical results when autologous bone graft is reduced or removed. The purpose of this study is to examine whether recombinant growth factor BMP-2 can replace autologous bone graft in order to stimulating ossification during transplantation of osseous tissue.

The investigators hypothesized that an eight-week collective group exercise program would improve pain, quality of life and functional capacity in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) compared with those receiving no exercise intervention.

Limb length inequality is when a person has one leg that is longer than the other. This research will look at correcting limb length inequality in adults with knee or hip symptoms. This study will examine whether ways of measuring leg length inequality in the clinic are valid and reliable, determine whether foot posture (flat foot, normal, and high arch) is related to leg length inequality, and determine whether shoe lifts are a helpful treatment for leg length inequality and knee/hip symptoms.

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the superiority of Rebel Reliever® knee brace + standard treatment versus standard treatment alone in terms of last 24-hour pain relief after 6 weeks. in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis.

The purpose of this study was to assess the results of a Total Knee prosthesis specifically intended to enhance functional performance , especially in terms of physical and sports activity.

The objective of this study is to compare the results of 2000 impulses of radius shockwaves per week with 2000 placebo shockwaves on the treatment of pain and functional incapacity of patients with severe primary knee osteoarthritis, who did not satisfactory respond to previous conventional treatments.

The DePuy Attune knee system incorporates several key features aimed at improving kinematics of the knee joint, range of motion, and smoothness of use compared to existing total knee replacement technologies. As this is a newly approved medical device, clinical testing in patients using high precision diagnostics is important to evaluate the stability of implant fixation and in vivo function. We propose a multi-centre consecutive series study examining the stability of the Attune posterior-stabilized knee design in 30 patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty for a follow-up period of 2 years. Radiostereometric analysis (RSA) will be utilized to identify the micromotion of the tibial tray with respect to the surrounding bone. Health status and functional outcome measures will be recorded to quantify functional status of subjects before surgery and at follow-up intervals.