A Clinical Investigation of the Vanguard™ Complete Knee System

Korábbi kezelés

• Failure of a previous joint replacement
  • Relative contraindications include:
• Incomplete or deficient soft tissue surrounding the knee
  • Additional exclusion criteria includes: failure of a previous joint replacement

Más betegség

• Infection
• Uncooperative patient or patient with neurologic disorders who are incapable of following directions
• Metabolic disorders which may impair bone formation
• Distant foci of infections which may spread to the implant site
• Vascular insufficiency, Muscular atrophy, Neuromuscular disease

Egyéb

• Absolute contraindications include:
• Sepsis
• Osteomyelitis
• Osteoporosis
• Osteomalacia
• Rapid joint destruction, marked bone loss or bone resorption apparent on roentgenogram

• Painful and disabled knee joint resulting from osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic arthritis where one or more compartments are involved.
• Correction of varus, valgus, or posttraumatic deformity
• Correction or revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, or arthrodesis
  • Patient selection factors to be considered include:
• Need to obtain pain relief and improve function
• Ability and willingness of the patient to follow instructions
• Including control of weight and activity level
• Good nutritional state of the patient
• Patient must have reached full skeletal maturity