Kinematic-aligned Prosthetic Knee biomechanics
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Prosthetic Knee biomechanics: comparison between KA TKA, MATKA, UKA, and native knee
IRAS ID
244354
Contact name
Charles Rivière
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC)
Duration of Study in the UK
5 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Knee joint replacements are considered as some of the most successful surgical procedures, and are now extensively carried out worldwide. Compared to conventional systematic techniques, recently promoted patient-specific kinematically aligned knee replacement has been shown to generate better overall functional outcomes. This is becoming even more important in the current environment, where patients are younger with higher expectations and when the economic burden of joint replacement and its associated failures is getting alarming. The kinematic alignment technique for total knee arthroplasty was launched in 2008. As those kinematic techniques are relatively new, their true value remains to be determined. We will compare clinical outcomes of patients implanted with the novel intervention (kinematic aligned total knee arthroplasty)with the conventional ones (older technique) of patients implanted with mechanical aligned total knee arthroplasty and unicompartimental knee arthroplasty.
REC name
London - Riverside Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/0577
Date of REC Opinion
13 Apr 2018
REC opinion
Unfavourable Opinion