The purpose of this study is to compare range of motion, Knee Society Scores, and duration of surgery for different total knee prostheses.

Study Type: Observational

Study Design: Cohort, Prospective

Study Primary Completion Date: February 2008

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

• Device: Duracon®
  • This group utilizes the Duracon® prostheses for total knee replacement.
• Device: Vanguard™
  • This group will utilize the Vanguard™ prostheses for total knee replacement.

Arms, Groups and Cohorts in this Clinical Trial

• : 1
• : 2

Primary Measures

• Range of motion, Knee Society Score, Duration of surgery
  • Time Frame: 1 year
    Safety Issue?: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with painful and disabled knee joint resulting from osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic arthritis where one or more compartments are involved.
• Patients requiring correction of varus, valgus, or posttraumatic deformity.
• Patients requiring correction or revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or failure of previous joint replacement procedure.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with infection, sepsis, or osteomyelitis.

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Lead Sponsor: Biomet Orthopedics, LLC

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on October 10, 2008

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00588887

Study ID Number: 105-U-014

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00588887

Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board