Knee implant designed for natural movement tested over a decade
NCT ID NCT03677518
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how well a special knee implant called the Medial-Pivot knee works over the long term. Researchers measured knee bending and checked implant survival about 10 years after surgery in 71 patients. The goal was to see if the implant helps achieve at least 120 degrees of knee flexion.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Medial-Pivot knee system (Advance® Medial-Pivot knee implant)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm that the Medial-Pivot knee design provides lasting flexibility and durability for knee replacement patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center retrospective study without a comparison group, so results may not apply to all patients or implant types.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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71 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2017
- Finished
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Oct 2017
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The patients were operated by four experienced surgeons usingthe same protocol. A mid-line skin incision was made in all patientsexcept one who had previously undergone a lateral osteotomy. The parapatellar arthrotomy was medial in all cases. Independent tibialand femoral cuts were made with an intramedullary femoral aim-ing device targeting 7◦valgus in 48 cases and 5◦in 2 cases. Femoral component external rotation of 3◦relative to the posterior condy-lar plane was applied in all patients. All implants were fixed usingPalacos®bone cement with gentamicin (Haeraus, Warsaw, USA).The patella was resurfaced in 40 knees.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * patients \> 18 years * patienst must be operated * patient with mid-line skin incision Exclusion Criteria: * patients \< 18 years
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens-Picardie
Amiens, 80054, France
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