Jenni Tahmassebi

CONTACT

Lead Sponsor

University College, London

Collaborators

Age

40 - 80 years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

•• Patient has medial unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis requiring primary UKA
•* Patient and Surgeon are in agreement that UKA is the most appropriate treatment
•* Patient is fit for surgical intervention following review by surgeon and anaesthetist
•* Patient is between 40-80 years of age at time of surgery
•* Gender: male and female
•* Patient must be capable of giving informed consent and agree to comply with the postoperative review program
•* Patient must be a permanent resident in an area accessible to the study site
•* Patient must have sufficient postoperative mobility to attend follow-up clinics and allow for radiographs to be taken

•• Patient is not suitable for primary UKA e.g. multi-compartmental knee osteoarthritis, anterior cruciate ligament rupture
•* Patient is not medically fit for surgical intervention
•* Patient requires revision surgery following previously failed correctional osteotomy or ipsilateral UKA
•* Patient is immobile or has another neurological condition affecting musculoskeletal function
•* Patient is less than 40 years of age or greater than 80 years of age
•* Patient is already enrolled on another concurrent clinical trial
•* Patient is unable or unwilling to sign the informed consent form specific to this study
•* Patient is unable to attend the follow-up programme
•* Patient is non-resident in local area or expected to leave the catchment area postoperatively