Surgical approach for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomised study comparing the minimal invasive approach with the standard parapatellar approach

ISRCTN	ISRCTN76672148
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN76672148
Protocol serial number	N0019113851
Sponsor	Department of Health (UK)
Funder	East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

Prospectively registered

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Mr H Apthorp
Scientific

Conquest Hospital
The Ridge
St Leonard's on Sea
TN37 7RD
United Kingdom

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study objectives	A prospective randomised study comparing the minimal invasive approach with the standard medical parapatellar approach.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Surgery: Knee arthroplasty
Intervention	Minimal invasive approach vs standard medical parapatellar approach
Intervention type	Procedure/Surgery
Primary outcome measure(s)	Decreased costs, hospital stay, and rehabilitation for patients with unicompartmental prostheses compared with total knee replacement.
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	31/05/2004

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Key inclusion criteria	All patients on the waiting list for unicompartmental knee replacement under the care of Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons Mr Apthorp and Mr Butler-Manuel.
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	01/05/2002
Date of final enrolment	31/05/2004

Conquest Hospital

St Leonard's on Sea
TN37 7RD
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
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