A Study to Determine if Carbon Dioxide Lavage During Total Knee Surgery Reduces Intraoperative Embolic Events

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Postoperative Complications, Memory Disorders

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of a carbon dioxide lavage device (CarboJet) to clean bone surfaces during total knee surgery decreases intraoperative embolic events when compared with standard orthopedic techniques.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00736125

Run by

Kinamed Incorporated

People needed

20

Starts

2007-12-01

Expected to finish

2011-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-09-26

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult patients aged 50 years or older who are scheduled for elective TKA with a cemented Smith and Nephew Prosthesis design

You may not qualify if…

• Dementia or severe cognitive impairment
• Severe visual or hearing impairments
• Inability to follow directions or comprehend the English language
• Females who are pregnant
• Abnormal distal femur geometry
• Pre-existing hardware or abnormal bony architecture in the proximal tibia

Where it is running

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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