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Mid and Long-Term Outcomes for Patients Treated with Distal Femoral Osteotomy
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17-124-3.1
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Mid and Long-Term Outcomes for Patients Treated with Distal Femoral Osteotomy
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Dr. Robert Arciero
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We are interested in how patients are doing who had distal femoral osteotomy surgery. This knowledge may help to improve the treatment and outcomes of future patients who experience knee malalignment. Therefore, we are conducting a research study and inviting participation from all patients treated by Robert A. Arciero, MD and Thomas M. DeBerardino, MD who had a distal femoral osteotomy at least two years ago. This is a case series study with three distinct parts: (1) a limited retrospective chart review, (2) a prospective survey and detailed retrospective chart review for responders, and (3) a detailed retrospective chart review for non-responders. The purpose of the limited retrospective chart review is to collect the minimum information necessary to determine eligibility and to contact eligible patients. Then, eligible patients will be contacted to invite participation in the prospective survey and detailed retrospective chart review. For patients who respond, the survey is used to collect postoperative outcome information regarding current pain, satisfaction and functional outcomes. Patients who respond will also be included in a detailed retrospective chart review to collect information regarding demographics, preoperative clinical factors, radiographs and the DFO procedure in order to examine relationships between preoperative and operative findings as well as the postoperative outcomes collected during the prospective survey. Patients who do not respond by enrollment closure will be considered lost to follow-up. A second detailed retrospective chart review will be performed to include these non-responders in order to adequately characterize the study population and to determine whether there are differences in the distribution of clinical or demographic variables.
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Joint/Rheumatoid
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Muscle, Bone and Cartilage
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Check with study contact
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Kelly Rushlow. Telephone 860-679-7664. Email: rushlow@uchc.edu
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Enrolling/recruiting. For current recruitment status, please check with study contact.
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