Knee implant study seeks best surgical alignment
NCT ID NCT04079751
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at two different ways surgeons align a new knee joint during replacement surgery. 52 adults with knee osteoarthritis were randomly assigned to one of two alignment techniques. The main goal was to track how much the implant moved over two years using special X-rays.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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52 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2019
- Finished
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Feb 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee indicating primary total knee arthroplasty 2. Varus knee deformity of 0 to 10 degrees 3. Sufficient ligamentous function to warrant retention of the posterior cruciate ligament 4. Between the ages of 21 and 80 inclusive 5. Patients willing and able to comply with follow-up requirements and self-evaluations 6. Ability to give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Active or prior infection 2. Medical condition precluding major surgery 3. Inflammatory arthropathy 4. Prior patellectomy 5. PCL deficiency 6. Major Coronal plane deformity 7. Valgus alignment 8. Bone defects requiring augments, cones and/or stemmed implants 9. Body Mass Index 45 or more
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Concordia Hospital
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2K 3S8, Canada
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London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada
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