Oxford® Partial Knee Kinematics Gait Analysis Study

Official Title: “Investigation of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty and Functional, Daily Activities: A Quantitative Assessment of Gait, Sit-to-Stand Activities, and Stair Climbing”

The objective of this study is to compare the effect on gait of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA), using the Oxford® Partial Knee, versus normal knee.

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

• Device: Oxford® Partial Knee
  • The Oxford® Partial Knee contains tibial and medial components and a mobile meniscal bearing.

Arms, Groups and Cohorts in this Clinical Trial

• Other: 1
  • 18 Oxford Mobile Bearing Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasties

Primary Measures

• Knee Society Score
  • Time Frame: Study Completion
    Safety Issue?: No

Secondary Measures

• ROM
  • Time Frame: Study Completion
    Safety Issue?: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with medial compartment arthritis

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with diagnoses other than osteoarthritis (i.e., rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, etc.)
• Patients with significant diseases of other joints of the lower extremity
• Patients with diagnoses disorder with gait disturbance (e.g. lower extremity weakness, prior lower extremity arthrodesis, diagnoses movement disorders, etc.)

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Lead Investigator: The CORE Institute Other

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Marc Jacofsky, PhD Study Director The CORE Institute  

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on February 12, 2012

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00576966

Study ID Number: 100-U-005

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00576966

Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board