Total Joint Arthroplasty in a Pediatric Population
University of Colorado, Denver
Summary
The primary purpose of this study is to examine the functional ability and quality of life in those patients who received a total joint arthroplasty (TJA) for reasons other than having a solid tumor at the location of the joint.
Description
Patients who undergo a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or total hip arthroplasty(THA) for non-solid tumor related reasons, are most often those children who developed osteonecrosis or avascular necrosis(AVN) as a side effect of their therapy for leukemia. Other patients undergo TKA or THA after degeneration of their joints secondary to trauma, infection, rheumatologic conditions, or congenital deformity. While not all cases of injury to the knee or hip result in the need for a joint replacement, the quality of life is believed to be improved in these children, as having a functioning joint witho…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 10–25 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: Populations 1,2,3 * Age between 10 years and 25 years * Undergoing or have undergone total joint arthroplasty at Children's Hospital Colorado for non-solid tumor related reasons * Treated at Children's Hospital Colorado by Dr. Nathan Donaldson, DO or Dr. Steven Thorpe, MD or previously by Travis Heare, MD Exclusion Criteria: Populations 1,2,3 * Subjects and/or parents not capable of completing basic questionnaires in English (HRQL data will not be collected from non-English speaking subjects because we do not have access to versions of these questionnaires that have been…
Location
- Children's Hospital ColoradoAurora, Colorado