Clinical trials: Periprosthetic Bone Loss in Total Knee Replacement
Periprosthetic Bone Loss in Total Knee Replacement
Use Quantitative Microradiography to Predict the Periprosthetic Bone Loss in Distal Femur After Total Knee Arthroplasty
The investigators hypothesized that the microarchitecture of bone influence the degree of periprosthetic bone loss after total knee arthroplasty surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01618149
- Testing
- dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Bone Resorption
The Efficacy of Denosumab in Decreasing Periprosthetic Bone Loss in Patients With Total Knee Arthroplasty
This study evaluates the effect of Denosumab in decreasing the periprosthetic bone resorption after Total Knee Arthroplasty compared to placebo in 60 patients (30 placebo and 30 Denosumab) within a year after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02760979
- Testing
- Denosumab
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau