bariatric surgery followed by total knee replacement
bariatric surgery followed by total knee replacement: The only intervention is the randomization of the priority of the 2 procedures.
Study summary
Does weight loss surgery in patients with morbid obesity prior to knee replacement surgery improve outcomes from knee replacement surgery
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria:
severe knee osteoarthritis body-mass index of 45 to 60
Exclusion Criteria:
previous total replacement of the same knee, a need for bilateral total knee replacement, and knee pain during the previous week that the patient rated at higher than 60 mm on a 100-mm visual-analogue scale. Also,prior bariatric or complex foregut surgery, significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, liver, gastrointestinal, psychiatric disorders, pregnancy, malignancy within last 5 years, anemia, coagulopathy requiring anti-coagulation therapy.
Primary outcome measure(s)
Pain, mobility and quality of Life — 1 year Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS4)
Trial sites (1)
Facility
City
Region
Status
Nova Scotia Health
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Recruiting
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