Triathlon® Posteriorly Stabilized (PS) Total Knee System - Outcomes Study

A Prospective, Post-market, Multi-center Study of the Outcomes of the Triathlon® Posteriorly Stabilized (PS) Total Knee System

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical outcomes (range of motion, pain, function, radiographic stability, and health related quality of life) of patients receiving the Triathlon® Posterior Stabilized (PS) Total Knee System. These outcomes will be evaluated using pre-operative scores and comparing them to post-operative scores in addition to being compared with cases who received the Scorpio® PS implant.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Triathlon® PS Total Knee System

Detailed Description

The Triathlon® Posteriorly Stabilized (PS) Total Knee System components are for use in cemented total knee arthroplasty for painful, disabling joint disease of the knee resulting from non-inflammatory degenerative joint disease (including osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis or avascular necrosis) or rheumatoid arthritis (excluded from this study according to protocol).

The components are designed to improve range of motion (ROM) and stability. This study serves to demonstrate that subjects have reduced pain, increased ROM and improved stability following implantation with the Triathlon® PS Total Knee System.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 409
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Georgia
    • Columbus, Georgia, United States, 31908
      • Hughston Clinic PA
  • Indiana
    • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46260
      • Ireland Hip and Knee Surgery
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02120
      • New England Baptist Hospital
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02445
      • Pro-Sports Orthopaedics, Inc. / New England Baptist Hospital
  • Minnesota
    • Sartell, Minnesota, United States, 56377
      • St. Cloud Orthopaedic Associates
  • New Hampshire
    • Manchester, New Hampshire, United States, 03103
      • New Hampshire Orthopaedic Surgery, PA
  • New York
    • Harrison, New York, United States, 10528
      • Specialty Orthopaedics
  • Ohio
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45255
      • Wellington Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
    • Massillon, Ohio, United States, 44646
      • Tri County Orthopedic Surgeons, Inc.
  • Texas
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77025
      • Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
  • Virginia
    • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22903
      • University of Virginia

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 21 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. The subject is a male or non-pregnant female 21-80 years of age at the time of enrollment.
2. The subject requires a primary cemented total knee replacement.
3. The subject has a diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA), traumatic arthritis (TA), or avascular necrosis (AVN).
4. The subject has intact collateral ligaments.
5. The subject has signed the IRB approved, study specific Informed Patient Consent Form.
6. The subject is willing and able to comply with postoperative scheduled clinical and radiographic evaluations and rehabilitation.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. The subject has inflammatory arthritis.
2. The subject is morbidly obese, BMI > 40.
3. The subject has a history of total or unicompartmental reconstruction of the affected joint.
4. The subject has had a high tibial osteotomy or femoral osteotomy.
5. The subject has a neuromuscular or neurosensory deficiency that would limit the ability to assess the performance of the device.
6. The subject has a systemic or metabolic disorder leading to progressive bone deterioration.
7. The subject is immunologically suppressed, or receiving chronic steroids (>30 days duration).
8. The subject's bone stock is compromised by disease or infection and cannot provide adequate support and/or fixation to the prosthesis.
9. The subject has had a knee fusion at the affected joint.
10. The subject has an active or suspected latent infection in or about the knee joint.
11. The subject is a prisoner.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: Triathlon® PS Total Knee System	Device: Triathlon® PS Total Knee System; Triathlon® PS Total Knee system

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Range of Motion	The primary outcome of this study is to compare active range of motion values for the Triathlon PS Total Knee System.	2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Patient Outcome Knee Society Score	The Knee Society Scores (KSS) at 1, 2, and 5-year visits will be compared. Additionally, comparison of scores at each post-surgery visit with baseline will be tested to see if any improvement is seen at each time point. The Knee Society Clinical Rating System is comprised of two distinct sub-scores: one for pain, ROM and joint stability, and one for functional parameters. Sub-scores range from a potential minimum score of 0 to a maximum score of 100 points. Although the specific scores are not distinguished as "excellent," "good," "fair," or "poor," a higher value represents a better outcome.	1,2 and 5 years
Patient Outcome SF-36	The SF-36 score at 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5-year visits will be compared at each post-surgery visit with baseline to see if any improvement is seen for each time point.The SF-36 includes a physical component and a mental component and is completed by the participant. Physical component and mental component scores were calculated on a scale ranging from 0 to 100. Low values represented a poor health state and high values represented a good health state.	1,2,3,4 and 5 years
Patient Outcome WOMAC	The Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) scores at 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5-year visits will be compared between groups, when data is available. Additionally, comparison of scores at each post-surgery visit with baseline will be tested to see if any improvement is seen for each time point. The WOMAC collects information specific to osteoarthritis outcomes. The questionnaire uses a visual analog scale for pain, measuring factors of general pain, stiffness, and physical findings. Pain is scored from 0 to 100 for each set of factors, with 0 indicating no pain and 100 indicating extreme pain. Total WOMAC scores range from 0 to 300. Lower values represent better outcomes. Data for the WOMAC is only available at the 5 year interval due to typographical errors noted on earlier interval forms rendering them invalid for comparison.	5 years
Patient Outcome Lower-Extremity Activity Scale	The Lower-Extremity Activity Scale (LEAS) score at 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5-year intervals will be compared at each post-surgery visit with baseline to see if any improvement is seen for each time point.The LEAS is completed by the participant to assess activity level. Activity levels were ordered in terms of intensity from 1 to 18, with 18 indicating the highest activity level. A level of 1 indicated that the subject was confined to bed all day while a level of 18 indicated that the subject was up and about at will inside and outside of the house, and also participated in vigorous physical activity, such as competitive level sports, on a daily basis.	1,2,3,4 and 5 years
Radiographic Outcome	Radiographic success/failure at 1, 2, and 5-year visits will be assessed. Radiographic failure is defined as a score of 10 or greater according to the Knee Society Roentgenographic Scoring System, regardless of symptoms. A migrating or shifting prosthesis with or without the disappearance of radiolucent lines is also a failure regardless of score.	1,2 and 5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Stryker Orthopaedics
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Eric R Benson, MD, New Hampshire Orthopaedic Surgery, PA; Principal Investigator: Daniel Moretta, DO, Tri County Orthopedics Surgeons, Inc.; Principal Investigator: James Bono, MD, New England Baptist Hospital; Principal Investigator: David W Edelstein, MD, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic; Principal Investigator: Philip Ireland, MD, Ireland Hip and Knee Surgery; Principal Investigator: Joseph P Nessler, MD, St. Cloud Orthopaedic Associates; Principal Investigator: Quanjun Cui, MD, University of Virginia; Principal Investigator: Arnold Scheller, MD, Pro-Sports Orthopaedics, Inc./ New England Baptist Hospital; Principal Investigator: Joel Sorger, MD, Wellington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine; Principal Investigator: Suresh Nayak, MD, Wellington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine; Principal Investigator: John I Waldrop, MD, Hughston Clinic, PA; Principal Investigator: James McGrory, MD, Hughston Clinic, PA; Principal Investigator: Steven B Zelicof, MD, PhD, Specialty Orthopaedics

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: December 1, 2005
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 1, 2011
• Study Completion (Actual): January 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 10, 2009
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 11, 2009
• First Posted (Estimate): August 12, 2009

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): January 25, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 29, 2016
• Last Verified: November 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Knee
• Other Study ID Numbers: 55