Ligament Balancing in Total Knee Arthroplasty

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Conditions studied: Ligament; Laxity, Knee, Knee Osteoarthritis

In brief

The goal of this interventional pilot study is to evaluate if performing ligament balancing on the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in a more systematical manner with a novel instrument can produce more objective and repeatable ligament lengthening in Total Knee Arthroplasty. The main questions it aim to answer are: 1. Is it feasible to perform systematic ligament balancing on the MCL using a novel instrument? 2. Can a novel instrument for ligament balancing acquire more objective and repeatable results, without risk of injury? Participants must consent prior to the surgery, but inclusion is only done once ligament balancing is indicated during surgery. Patients will be follow-up as standard protocol for Total Knee Arthroplasty patients at the hospital.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06264076

Run by

Oslo University Hospital

People needed

40

Starts

2024-05-01

Expected to finish

2026-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-11-25

Who can join

Age: 40 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Men and women over 40 years of age that require total knee arthroplasty
• Idiopathic osteoarthrosis, osteonecrosis or avascular osteonecrosis
• Otherwise fairly healthy/ no significant health issues

You may not qualify if…

• Age under 40 years of age
• Pregnant
• Revisions or reoperations
• Considerable earlier injury to the knee
• Isolated patellofemoral osteoarthrosis

Where it is running

• Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal — Oslo, Oslo, Norway (enrolling)
• Bærum Hospital, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust — Bærums verk, Akershus, Norway

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