The Subvastus Approach in Total Knee Arthroplasty

NCT00346788 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 126

Last updated 2025-02-18

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the observed benefits of minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty, namely decreased hospital stay and increased range of motion, can be achieved with standard knee arthroplasty using the subvastus approach.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Surgical approach for total knee arthroplasty

total knee arthroplasty surgery using minimally invasive surgery or standard technique.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nova Scotia Health Authority

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ross K Leighton, MD, FRCS(C) · Capital Health, Canada

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-03-31
Completion
2011-03-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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