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Recruiting Observational

Correlation Between Deficits in Knee ROM Recovery and Difficulty in Dorsiflexing the Tibio-tarsal Joint in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement Surgery.

NCT07016243 · tracked via the Priya Life Science Italy tracker
Phase
Observational
Started
2025-04-01
Last updated
2025-06-11

Condition(s) studied

Articulation Disorders

Study summary

To demonstrate that the deficit in dorsiflexion-tibia-talar joint range of motion can have an effect on the knee operated by arthroplasty by limiting full extension and, in general, the recovery of a full range of motion.

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Min age
65 Years
Max age
85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:• * Patients who are candidates for primary total knee replacement surgery aged 65 to 85 years; * Patients who have provided informed consent Exclusion Criteria:• * Patients with known neurological pathologies * Severe joint deformations such as previous ankle surgery (arthrodesis, ankle prosthesis) congenital malformations (cavus equinus, clubfoot) * Severe fractures that have compromised the joint * Traumatic events affecting the lower limb that occurred less than 12 months * Non-ambulatory patients in the preoperative period

Primary outcome measure(s)

  • Measurement of knee joint range of motion (ROM). — In our study, the joint excursion measurements of the t-t and knee will be taken by the physiotherapists involved in the study with the patient lying in a supine position on a bed, they will be taken pre-operatively (T0) i.e. before the knee arthroplasty
    The study is of a prospective, prognostic, observational nature and involves all patients who are candidates for admission to the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute for primary knee replacement surgery, recruited in the Orthopedics department and subsequently followed in the Rehabilitation Medicine department of the DRS. The recruited patients will be subjected to pre-operative measurement of the ankle ROM; if they present a limitation of the same, they will be included in the exposed group, alternatively they will be included in the non-exposed group.

Trial sites (1)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli Dipartimento Sicilia Bagheria Palermo Recruiting
Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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