Clinical Study of Novel Diagnostic Techniques for Knee Osteoarthritis

University of Oulu

Status: Completed

Conditions: Knee Injuries; Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Other: Intra-articular ultrasound imaging of knee joint during arthroscopy; Other: Non-invasive ultrasound imaging of knee; Other: Quantitative MRI imaging of knee; Other: Contrast-enhanced CT imaging of knee

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01359553

UltraRusto

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to clarify the potential of intra-articular ultrasound imaging, non-invasive ultrasound imaging, quantitative MRI imaging, contrast-enhanced CT imaging and arthroscopy for diagnostics of knee osteoarthritis. All methods will be cross-correlated and compared with the arthroscopic findings.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Kellgren-Lawrence grade = 1-3 or cartilage defect detected in MRI
• Age >= 20 years

Exclusion criteria

• Tumor or inflammation in the knee
• Severe general diseases
• Diabetes

Trial design

12 participants in 1 patient group

Knee pain

Description:

Group with knee pain problems referred to an arthroscopy.

Treatment:

Other: Intra-articular ultrasound imaging of knee joint during arthroscopy

Other: Quantitative MRI imaging of knee

Other: Non-invasive ultrasound imaging of knee

Other: Contrast-enhanced CT imaging of knee