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OARSI 2016: Knee joint distraction and total knee prosthesis comparable in knee OA

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April 2016

OARSI 2016: Knee joint distraction and total knee prosthesis comparable in knee OA

Vol: 5| Issue: 4| Number:7| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Knee joint distraction compared with total knee prosthesis: a randomized controlled trial (preliminary results)

Contributing Authors:
JT van der Woude K Wiegant RJ van Heerwaarden S Spruijt PM van Roermund RJ Custers SC Mastbergen FP Lafeber

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60 patients with severe knee osteoarthritis were randomized to undergo treatment with either knee joint distraction or with a total knee prosthesis. The study was conducted in order to determine if knee joint distraction could be an effective alternative to a total knee prosthesis. The findings of this study indicated comparable WOMAC and pain scores between groups and was thus unable to determine...

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