Is Meniscal Volume Critical to Post-meniscectomy Symptoms?

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Status: Completed

Conditions: Meniscal Tear

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04647942

V1 07112013

Details and patient eligibility

About

With this study we would like to investigate whether a certain, critical loss of meniscal volume, is critical to the development of pain.

Full description

1. Background and rationale It is known that a partial meniscectomy of the knee is a risk factor to the development of early osteoarthritis with complaints of pain.

2. Trial objectives and Design 2.1 Trial objectives With this study we would like to investigate whether a certain, critical loss of meniscal volume, is critical to the development of pain.

   2.2 Primary endpoints How much volume can be resected peroperatively without developing postoperative pain.

   2.3 Secondary endpoints A possible correlation between the resected volume and the severity of the pain.

3. Selection and withdrawal of subjects

3.1 Inclusion criteria

• All patients who were treated with a partial meniscectomy for a meniscal tear and have postoperative MRI's.
• Age between 14 and 50 years old
• Women of child bearing age can be included: the study has no effect on their methods of contraception.

3.2 Exclusion criteria

• A history of a tibia plateau fracture or severe deformity of the knee
• Rupture of the ACL/PCL/collateral ligaments of the knee
• Focal cartilage defects of the knee

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients who were treated with a partial meniscectomy for a meniscal tear and have postoperative MRI's.
• Age between 14 and 60 years old
• Women of child bearing age can be included: the study has no effect on their methods of contraception.

Exclusion criteria

• A history of a tibia plateau fracture or severe deformity of the knee
• Rupture of the ACL/PCL/collateral ligaments of the knee
• Focal cartilage defects of the knee

Trial design

90 participants in 1 patient group

Meniscectomy

Description:

Patients who underwent a meniscectomy