Clinical and Stereoradiological Comparison of the Results After Primary Cemented Total Knee Arthroplasty Inserted With or Without the Use of a Tourniquet

Hvidovre University Hospital

Status and phase: Withdrawn; Phase 4

Conditions: Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Treatments: Procedure: tourniquet; Procedure: no tourniquet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01488175

H-2-2011-100

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate if the use of a tourniquet during insertion of a cemented primary total knee arthroplasty will influence clinical and radiological (measured with RSA X-ray technique) outcome.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• clinical diagnosis og osteoarthritis of the knee
• patients must be 18 years or older
• patients must understand and speak danish
• must be able to give signed consent

Exclusion criteria

• severe medical illness
• documented osteoporosis
• rheumatoid arthritis
• prior surgery in the knee
• neuropathy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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0 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

with tourniquet

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: tourniquet

without tourniquet

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: no tourniquet