Clinical Outcome and Cytokine Expression After TKA

Clinical Outcome and Cytokine Expression in Blood After Coated in Comparison to Uncoated TKA

Comparison of coated and uncoated TKA with regard to cytokine expression and clinical results

Comparison of coated and uncoated TKA with regard to cytokine expression and clinical results at 3 months, 1 year and 3 years after surgery

Inclusion Criteria:

• Primary and secondary osteoarthritis
• understanding of german language

Exclusion Criteria:

• necessity of constrained TKA
• existence of other joint implants