Comparison of Clinical Efficacy and Mechanical Characteristics of Two Knee Distraction Devices With Relevance for Clinical Practice.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Distraction treatment for severe osteoarthritis below the age of 65 successfully postpones arthroplasty. Most patients have been treated with a general external fixator or a device specifically intended for knee distraction. This study compares clinical efficacy of both devices in retrospect and their mechanical characteristics.

Design

Clinical efficacy 2 years posttreatment was compared using retrospective data from patients with severe knee osteoarthritis treated with knee distraction; 63 with the Dynamic Monotube (Stryker GmbH, Switzerland) and 65 with the KneeReviver (ArthroSave BV, the Netherlands). Changes in Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain, stiffness, and function, general well-being (SF-36), cartilage thickness by

SUBMITTER: Struik T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11520001 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature