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Knee arthroplasty compared with joint distraction for osteoarthritis

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December 2025

Knee arthroplasty compared with joint distraction for osteoarthritis

Vol: 317| Issue: 3| Number:4| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Knee arthroplasty compared with joint distraction for osteoarthritis: a phase III randomized controlled trial.

Bone Jt Open. 2025 01-Aug:. 10.1302/2633-1462.68.BJO-2024-0120.R2

Contributing Authors:
TW Hamilton B Lineham DD Stocken H Pandit A Muli R Kelly H Collier R Mujica-Mota A Metcalfe H Simpson DW Murray H Sharma D McGonagle DR Ellard J Croft J Stokes P Harwood

Synopsis

Twenty-four adults with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis were randomized to knee joint distraction (KJD) or knee arthroplasty in a multicentre, pragmatic, phase III non-inferiority randomized controlled trial. The primary outcome was the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcomes Score (KOOS) pain subscale at 12 months. Secondary outcomes included other KOOS subdomains, pain, Oxford Knee Score, range ...

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