Can a Simple Trephination Increase the Heeling Potential for All-inside Meniscal Repair in the Vascular Zone?

Mikkel Lindegaard Attrup

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Rupture; Meniscus, Bucket Handle

Treatments: Procedure: trephination; Procedure: Normal meniscal repair

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01740232

meniskprojekt

H-4-2012-093 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Meniscus does not always heal when sutured. The investigators will make small holes in the meniscus before repair to promote more bleeding. The investigators expect that will help the meniscus to heal better.

Full description

RCT study to evaluate the effect on trephination together with meniscal repair on meniscus healing after repair.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults who have a meniscus repaired.

Exclusion criteria

• Meniscus not fit for repair.
• Patients not fit for the repair regime.
• Arthrosis > stadie 2 (ICRS).
• Prior attempt of repair of the meniscus.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Trephination

Active Comparator group

Description:

A 1 x 10 mm pricker are used for the trephination of the meniscus before normal meniscal repair.

Treatment:

Procedure: trephination

Normal meniscal repair

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

standard operation. Normal meniscalrepair.

Treatment:

Procedure: Normal meniscal repair