Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
---|---|
Age > 50 | Rheumatoid arthritis |
 | BMI > 35 |
Able to tolerate spinal anesthesia | Previous knee surgery |
 | Malignancy |
Clinical and radiological knee OA according to the ‘Ahlbäck’ classification system | Muscle disease |
 | Deep vein thrombosis or other blood coagulation disorders. |
 | Neuromuscular problems |
 | Symptomatic bilateral OA, with planned surgery of the contra lateral knee within 1 year |
 | Decline or unable to participate |