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ArticleClinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders2015

Safety and Feasibility of a KineSpring Knee System for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis: A Case Series.

David A Hayes, Craig S Waller, Chuan Silvia Li, Christopher Vannabouathong, Sheila Sprague, Mohit Bhandari

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Article in Clinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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David A HayesBrisbane Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Center, Brisbane, Australia.
Craig S WallerSt. Vincent's Clinic, Darlinghurst, Australia.
Chuan Silvia LiGlobal Research Solutions, Inc., Burlington, Ontario, Canada. ; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Christopher VannabouathongGlobal Research Solutions, Inc., Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
Sheila SpragueGlobal Research Solutions, Inc., Burlington, Ontario, Canada. ; Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Centre for Evidence-Based Orthopedics, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Mohit BhandariGlobal Research Solutions, Inc., Burlington, Ontario, Canada. ; Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Centre for Evidence-Based Orthopedics, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The treatment gap between conservative management and total knee arthroplasty may leave patients with moderate cases of knee osteoarthritis (OA) without an ideal treatment option. The KineSpring(®) Knee Implant System may be a viable treatment option to fill the treatment gap for patients with knee OA who are not willing or inappropriate candidates for total knee arthroplasty, yet do not demonstrate relief with conservative treatments. This current paper reports a series of patients who received the KineSpring System and were followed for five years. Twelve patients were included in the case series. All 12 patients were diagnosed with symptomatic OA of the medial compartment of the knee. Pain and functional problems associated with OA improved with treatment using the KineSpring System. Furthermore, these improvements were seen over the course of five years. The findings of this study show the KineSpring System as a promising intervention for early-onset OA and warrant further investigation regarding its effectiveness.

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PMCPMC4521683

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