Arthroscopic Repair Versus High Tibial Osteotomy for Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears

Ain Shams University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Medial Mensical Tear

Treatments: Procedure: Arthroscopic Repair; Procedure: High tibial osteotomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05971472

FMASU MD 169/2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of the trial is to compare Arthroscopic repair against Opening wedge high tibial osteotomy for Medial Meniscus posterior root tears

Full description

All Patients included in this clinical trial will be informed by written consent will undergo a one week screening to determine the eligibility for study entry.

Patients who meet the eligibility requirements will be randomized in a single blinded manner (patients).

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Sex: both sexes.
• Age: Above 40
• Degree of Varus: Neutral to 10 degrees of Varus

Exclusion criteria

• History of high energy trauma.
• Multiligamentous knee Injury.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Arthroscopic Repair

Active Comparator group

Description:

Arthroscopic Repair for medial meniscus posterior root tears

Treatment:

Procedure: Arthroscopic Repair

High tibial osteotomy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Open wedge High tibial osteotomy for medial meniscus posterior root tears

Treatment:

Procedure: High tibial osteotomy