Flexion Versus Extension Soft Tissue Repair in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Total Knee Arthroplasty(TKA); Total Knee Replacement

Treatments: Procedure: soft tissue repair in extension position; Procedure: soft tissue repair in flexion position

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02067533

390187

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the present study is to determine the influence of position of soft tissue repair (flexion versus extension) in post operative range of motion(ROM) and functional outcome in patients who underwent primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Enrollment: 91 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• were individuals with osteoarthritis indicated for primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

Exclusion criteria

• previous fracture in thigh
• previous fracture in leg
• previous high tibial osteotomy

Trial design

91 participants in 2 patient groups

flexion position

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: soft tissue repair in flexion position

extension position

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: soft tissue repair in extension position