Finding the best knee alignment for shin bone surgery
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This trial is testing different ways to correct the alignment of the shin bone (high tibial osteotomy) to find the best angle for relieving pain from osteoarthritis on the inner side of the knee. This surgery may help you by redistributing weight away from the damaged area.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 30 and 60 years old.
- You have pain and symptoms from the inner side of the knee, which a doctor has confirmed as a problem with the knee's shock-absorbing tissue (meniscus) or joint surface.
- An X-ray of your full leg (standing) shows that your leg is angled slightly inward (bow-legged) by 3 to 9 degrees — the type that can be improved with this surgery.
- The bone deformity is mainly in your shin bone (tibia), not in your thigh bone (femur), and the planned opening gap will be no more than 14 mm.
- You have not had inflammatory arthritis, you are not taking oral steroids (like prednisolone), you do not smoke (or are willing to quit), and your weight is not very high (body mass index under 35).
- You have not had a previous fracture that healed crooked, or a major surgery on the affected leg (except minor procedures like ACL reconstruction), and you have no other serious illnesses or conditions that would make rehabilitation difficult.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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