RecruitingNCT07016243
Correlation Between Deficits in Knee ROM Recovery and Difficulty in Dorsiflexing the Tibio-tarsal Joint in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement Surgery.
Correlation Between Deficits in ROM Recovery of the Knee Operated With PTG and Difficulty in Dorsiflexing the Tibio-tarsal Joint.NODORSIFLEX-IN-PTG
Sponsor
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Enrollment
197 participants
Start Date
Apr 1, 2025
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
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
Min Age: 65 YearsMax Age: 85 Years
Inclusion Criteria1
- Patients who are candidates for primary total knee replacement surgery aged 65 to 85 years;
Exclusion Criteria5
- 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
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NCT07016243