Prognostic factors for cartilage degeneration in the knee after meniscectomy and cruciate ligament injuries. A prospective observational magnetic resonance imaging cohort study.
Completed
- Conditions
- OsteoarthritisMusculoskeletal Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN44431821
- Lead Sponsor
- Dutch Arthritis Association (The Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 700
Inclusion Criteria
Patients who participated in the 1997 study MRI triage for arthroscopy
Exclusion Criteria
1. Pregnancy
2. Contraindications for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) e.g. pacemaker, metal implants, intrauterine device (IUD) etc
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To identify high-risk patient groups for development of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in a cohort, 9-10 years after meniscus, cruciate ligament and cartilage lesions
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine the use of 3T (for tesla) MRI state of the art imaging in detecting early OA in the knee