Treatment Outcome After Ankle Joint Surgeries

University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Instability; Ankle (Ligaments) (Old Injury); Impingement Syndrome of Ankle; Ankle Arthritis; Osteochondral Lesion of Talus

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04132076

0120-99/2019/4

Details and patient eligibility

About

Osteochondral lesion of talus (OLT), osteoarthrosis and impingement/instability syndrome are most common ankle joint pathologies. This study analyses outcome after various different operative treatment of aforementioned pathologies. Investigators hypothesis is that patient characteristics, type of lesion and surgical technique affect the result of treatment. The investigators will compare subjective (questionnaire) and objective (clinical examination) status of patient before and after operation.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with OLT treated operatively in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UMC Ljubljana.
• Patients with ankle joint osteoarthritis treated operatively in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UMC Ljubljana.
• Patients with ankle instability syndrome treated operatively in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UMC Ljubljana.
• Patients with ankle impingement syndrome treated operatively in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UMC Ljubljana.

Exclusion criteria

• patient refuse to participate in study
• no respond of patient after invitation to answer a standardized questionnaire (EQ-5D, FAOS, Tegner activity score)
• no respond of patient after invitation to control examination after operation

Trial design

200 participants in 4 patient groups

Group A: Osteochondral lesion of talus (OLT)

Description:

Patients with OLT treated operatively (debridement, microfracture, allograft, mesenchymal stem cells implantation) in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana (UMC).

Group B: Ankle joint osteoarthrosis

Description:

Patients with ankle joint osteoarthrosis treated operatively in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UMC Ljubljana.

Group C: Ankle Impingement syndrome

Description:

Patients with ankle impingement syndrome treated operatively in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UMC Ljubljana.

Group D: Ankle instability syndrome

Description:

Patients with ankle instability syndrome treated operatively in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UMC Ljubljana.