STUDY DESIGN:
Prospective, randomized, controlled, non-inferiority, multi-center trial
NUMBER OF STUDY CENTERS:
Up to 25
NUMBER OF SUBJECTS:
201 Subjects (see "Study Population")
STUDY POPULATION:
Male and female subjects 21 years of age or older requiring a hindfoot fusion procedure involving a bone grafting procedure.
TREATMENT GROUPS:
Group I: Standard Rigid Fixation + Autologous Bone Graft Group II: Standard Rigid Fixation + Augment™ Injectable Bone Graft
Subjects will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio (Augment™ Injectable:Autologous Bone Graft).
ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION:
Investigational device is manually implanted inside and around the fusion space to ensure Augment™ Injectable Bone Graft (beta-TCP/bovine collagen matrix +rhPDGF-BB) or autologous bone graft is contained within the joint space
STUDY DURATION:
Twenty-four month follow-up post-surgery
Read more: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01305356?cond=%22Arthritis%22&lup_s=07/14/2011&lup_d=30