Knee Arthroscopy Cohort Southern Denmark (KACS)

University of Southern Denmark (SDU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Meniscus Injury; Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Procedure: Arthroscopic Meniscus Surgery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01871272

#12-125457 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

#12/6334 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

2012-41-1411

Details and patient eligibility

About

PURPOSE: To investigate the natural time course of patient-reported outcomes after meniscus surgery and identify factors associated with good and bad outcome after surgery.

Enrollment: 491 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Assigned for arthroscopy on suspicion of a medial and/or lateral meniscus tear.
• Age >18 years at time of recruitment
• Having an email address
• Able to read and understand Danish

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who will or have previously undergone surgical reconstruction of the anterior or posterior cruciate ligament (ACL or PCL) in either knee
• Fracture to the lower extremities (i.e. hip, leg or foot) in either leg within the last 6 months prior to recruitment
• Not mentally able to reply to the questionnaire

Trial design

491 participants in 1 patient group

Meniscus Injury Patients

Description:

Patients having surgery for a meniscal tear.

Treatment:

Procedure: Arthroscopic Meniscus Surgery