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Femoral BMD Change Following Cemented or Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty

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Femoral Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Change Following Cemented or Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty

Who can join

Ages 55 and older · All sexes

Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients age greater than or equal to 55 years undergoing TKA with no prior total joint arthroplasty on the surgical side
* Normal BMD or osteopenia with Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) not meeting Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) treatment recommendations, i.e., 10-year major osteoporotic fracture risk greater then or equal to 20 percent or hip fracture risk greater than or equal to 3 percent.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Known clinical osteoporosis defined as any one of the following:

  * Hip or spine T-score less than or equal to -2.5
  * History of low trauma fracture after age 50
  * FRAX fracture risk calculation greater than or equal to 20 percent for major osteoporotic fracture or greater than or equal to 3 percent for hip fracture
* Prior or current use of osteoporosis medications
* Current use of systemic glucocorticoids or bone-active medications
* Rheumatoid arthritis
* Laboratory abnormalities that in the opinion of study investigators may impact bone mineral density; including calcium, creatinine, albumin and parathyroid hormone (PTH)
* 25(OH)D less than 20 ng/mL
* Not suitable for study participation due to other reasons at the investigator's discretion

About the study

The purpose of this study is to examine femur bone mineral density (BMD) change before and after surgery in patients receiving cemented or cementless total knee arthroplasty (TKA). performed with manual or robotic methods. 100 participants will be enrolled and can expect to be on study for up to 26 months.

What is being tested

Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison · Participants: 100 · Started: Mar 6, 2025

Contact the study team

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06733597

Locations in the U.S.

WisconsinUW School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.