Knee joint distraction in regular care for treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A comparison with clinical trial data.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Knee joint distraction (KJD) has been evaluated as a joint-preserving treatment to postpone total knee arthroplasty in knee osteoarthritis patients in three clinical trials. Since 2014 the treatment is used in regular care in some hospitals, which might lead to a deviation from the original indication and decreased treatment outcome. In this study, baseline characteristics, complications and clinical benefit are compared between patients treated in regular care and in clinical trials. METHODS:In our hospital, 84 patients were treated in regular care for 6 weeks with KJD. Surgical details, complications, and range of motion were assessed from patient hospital charts. Patient-reported outcome measures were evaluated in regular care before and one year after treatment. Trial patien

SUBMITTER: Jansen MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6975543 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature