Teriparatide for Improved Knee Prosthesis Fixation

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The investigators will study how well knee joint prostheses become fixed to the bone when patients get teriparatide, compared to placebo. Measurements will use high resolution 3D radiography (radiostereometry, RSA).

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Linkoeping
• Treatments: Teriparatide

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Osteoarthritis of the knee planned for prosthesis surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Poor health, drugs affecting bone metabolism.