Total Knee Arthroplasty: Fast Track Protocol is the Future?
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Arthropathy of Knee
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 78
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Participants needed
- 64 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli · Other
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About This Trial
Fast-track total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a well-established concept including optimized logistics and evidence-based treatment, focusing on minimizing surgical stress and improved post-operative recovery. The aim of this protocol is to compare the standard care and fast track total knee arthroplasties in terms of functional and subjective outcomes, hospital staying, number of transfusions and a…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* patients affected by knee osteoarthritis, eligible for primary total knee arthroplasty
* BMI \< 32
* Time up ang go test \</= 12 seconds
* American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification system (ASA) \</= 2
* preoperative hemoglobin (HB) \>13 g/dl
* patien…
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