Hindfoot Alignment in Total Knee Replacement

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

65 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-12-07

Study Completion Date

2016-06-28

Brief Summary

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When carrying out a knee replacement operation one of the goals is to correct any deformity of the leg (bowlegged or knock kneed). The ideal alignment is the mechanical axis, which is a line from the centre of the hip joint to the centre of the ankle. This line indicates how the weight of the body is transmitted to the ground via the leg. Often the planning for a knee replacement uses an Xray which shows the hip, knee and ankle (HKA Xray) so that the mechanical axis can be drawn on.

However, the weight of the body goes to the ground from the ankle through the heel. There have been some reports recently suggesting that deformities in the heel can influence the overall leg alignment after a knee replacement; this may affect how successful the surgery is, or how long the knee replacement will last. Therefore it may make sense to take the alignment of the leg including the heel in planning for a knee replacement.

The conventional practice to assess the alignment of the heel is a hindfoot alignment view (HAV) Xray. This only shows the foot. Having two separate Xrays means more radiation exposure and makes linking the two alignments very difficult. We propose a single novel Xray extending the HKA Xray to shows hip, knee, ankle and heel (HKAH Xray) enabling measurement of both alignments.

This study is to validate the hindfoot alignment seen on the novel Xray with the standard HAV. Patients undergoing a knee replacement will be enrolled. Patients will have both a HKAH and HAV Xray before surgery. The alignment of the heel measured on the HKAH Xray will be compared with the standard HAV to see if it is accurate.

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Detailed Description

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Patients going on the waiting list for TKR at our hospital will be enrolled prospectively.

Each patient will have two radiographs preoperatively. One radiograph will be the novel HKAH radiograph to measure the alignment of the heel to the whole leg and the other will be the HAV radiograph which will be used as the standard to which the HKAH measure of alignment will be compared. The HKAH radiograph will be taken instead of the standard care HKA radiograph and the HAV is additional to standard care.

Each participant will receive an information sheet along with the outpatients appointment letter which is dispatched approximately a week in advance of their appointment date. This will carry information about the study, and the risks (one additional radiograph).

Participants who are going to have a knee replacement will have a written \& informed consent to take part in the study. If they agree then they will have an additional radiograph before surgery. If they don't agree then they will have a single radiograph before surgery as is the norm in our hospital.

Whether they take part or not will have absolutely no bearing on the treatment they receive, or the aftercare.

Conditions

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Osteoarthritis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Hindfoot alignment view x ray

Patients undergoing TKR for osteoarthritis will have an additional x ray (hindfoot alignment view) as well as the standard hip knee ankle x ray extended to include the heel.