Treatment of the Medial Meniscus With the NUsurface(R) Meniscus Implant

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Meniscus; Degeneration; Osteoarthritis, Knee
• Interventions: Device: NUsurface Meniscus Implant

• Registration Number: NCT01712191
• Lead Sponsor: Active Implants

Brief Summary

This is a prospective, multi-center, open label, non-randomized study, evaluating the treating of medial meniscus deficiency with the NUsurface Meniscus Implant.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-01
• Study First Submitted: 2012-10-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-10-22
• Study First Posted: 2012-10-23
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study Completion: 2016-03
• Status Verified: 2018-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-04-04
• Last Update Posted: 2023-04-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 128

Inclusion Criteria

1. Have a degenerative and/or torn meniscus and/or previous meniscectomy as confirmed by diagnostic MRI.
2. Have a pain score of 75 or less on the KOOS pain scale, with 100 being normal.
3. Be in neutral alignment +/- 5 degrees of the mechanical axis.
4. Be between age 35 and 75 at the time of the planned surgery.
5. Be able to be fitted anatomically with a size 30 to 90 NUsurface® device.
6. Have a normal mental status.
7. Be willing and able to attend all follow up visits, complete all study questionnaires, and undergo required X-ray and MRI schedule.
8. Be able and willing to understand and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Have evidence of a Grade IV articular cartilage loss on the medial tibial plateau or femoral condyle that could contact the NUsurface implant
2. Have lateral compartment pain with lateral articular cartilage damage greater than Grade II (OB), and/or a lateral meniscus tear(s)
3. Have a varus or valgus knee deformity > 5 degrees.
4. Have a laxity level of more than II (ICRS), secondary to previous injury of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and/or posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and/or lateral collateral ligament (LCL) and/or medial collateral ligament (MCL).
5. Have patella instability or non-anatomically positioned patella
6. Have patellar compartment pain and/or patellar articular cartilage damage greater than Grade II (OB).
7. Need a tibial osteotomy at the time of surgery.
8. Have an ACL reconstruction performed less than 9 months before implanting the NUsurface® device
9. Have any type of previously implanted prosthetic meniscus or ligament or knee implant made of plastic.
10. Have a knee flexion contracture > 10 degrees
11. Be unable to flex the knee to 90 degrees
12. Have a leg length discrepancy causing a noticeable limp.
13. Have had a previous major knee condyle surgery
14. Present with insufficiency fractures or avascular necrosis of the medial compartment.
15. Have an active infection or tumor.
16. Have any type of knee joint inflammatory disease including Sjogren's syndrome.
17. Have neuropathic knee osteoarthropathy, also known as Charcot joint.
18. Have any medical condition that does not allow arthroscopy at the point of entry to the knee.
19. Be pregnant or is a female intending to become pregnant during the study period.
20. Be mentally incapacitated.
21. Be a prisoner.
22. Be a patient who has economic incentive not to improve (e.g., workman's compensation patient)
23. Be morbidly Obese (BMI > 35).
24. Is unwilling or unable to have an X-ray, Fluro, or MRI of the affected knee

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
NUsurface Meniscus Implant	NUsurface Meniscus Implant	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)	24 Months

Trial Locations

Locations (10)

Ghent University Hospital; 🇧🇪 Ghent, Belgium

Emek Medical Center; 🇮🇱 Afula, Israel

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center- Ichilov; 🇮🇱 Tel Aviv, Israel

Maastricht University Medical Centre; 🇳🇱 Maastricht, Netherlands

AZ Monica; 🇧🇪 Antwerpen, Belgium

UniKlinikum Regensburg; 🇩🇪 Regensburg, Germany

Sporthopaedicum Berlin; 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany

Assaf Harofeh Medical Center; 🇮🇱 Zerifin, Israel

Sacro Cuore- Don Calabria Hospital; 🇮🇹 Negrar, Italy

Sahlgrenska universitetssjukhuset; 🇸🇪 Göteborg, Sweden