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Evaluation of Osteopathic Care After Rupture of the Antero-external Cruciate Ligament of the Knee (DIDT OSTEO)

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Knee Ligament Injury
Osteopathia
Interventions
Other: Physiotherapy
Other: Osteopathy
Registration Number
NCT05875766
Lead Sponsor
Ramsay Générale de Santé
Brief Summary

The antero-external cruciate ligament (ACL) is the ligament located inside the knee, which allows the rotation of the knee by stabilizing the femur and the tibia. Rupture of the ACL is common during the practice of certain so-called "pivot" sports, whether contact or not. It is manifested by acute pain or instability of the knee, following a crack during a twist and/or a blockage of the joint. The diagnosis will be confirmed by a clinical examination and X-rays to eliminate any fracture or tearing and by MRI to visualize the ligament rupture and the associated lesions, in particular a lesion of the meniscus.

Treatment is required because the ruptured ligament does not heal on its own and the rupture of the ligament may eventually promote the appearance of osteoarthritis. Two types of treatment can be considered, rehabilitation or surgery, depending on the patient's age and motivation to resume sports. There are several surgical techniques, the most common is to reconstruct the ruptured ligament by arthroscopy using a graft taken from the tendons of the Internal Rectus and Demi muscles tendinous (DIDT). Rehabilitation by physiotherapy is often started preoperatively and immediately after the operation, as soon as you wake up, to find a functional and painless knee. Functional recovery often depends on patient motivation.

The main objective is to show that osteopathic care in addition to physiotherapy rehabilitation improves knee functionality in patients 6 months after reconstruction of the ACL by DIDT.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
94
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient, male or female, aged 18 to 35 inclusive
  • Patient with a BMI between 18.5 and 30 kg/m² (limits included).
  • Patient presenting with a total rupture of the unilateral anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
  • Candidate patient for reconstruction of the ACL with the DIDT method.
  • Affiliated patient or beneficiary of a social security scheme.
  • Patient having been informed and having given their free consent, enlightened and written.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient with damage to another structure of the knee, other than meniscal lesions.
  • Patient with a contraindication to osteopathic intervention.
  • Patient for whom a method other than DIDT has been proposed.
  • Patient with iterative rupture of the ACL.
  • Patient having undergone ligamentoplasty of the contralateral knee
  • Patient participating in another research.
  • Patient in period of exclusion from another research still in progress at the time of inclusion.
  • Protected patient: adult under guardianship, curatorship or other legal protection, deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision.
  • Pregnant, breastfeeding or parturient women.
  • Patient hospitalized without consent.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Patient without osteopathy sessionPhysiotherapyPatients after their DIDT surgery have only physiotherapy
Patient with osteopathy sessionPhysiotherapyPatients after their DIDT surgery have 4 osteopathy sessions in addition to physiotherapy
Patient with osteopathy sessionOsteopathyPatients after their DIDT surgery have 4 osteopathy sessions in addition to physiotherapy
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
assess the functionality of the knee6 months

Using International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form (IKDC) measured 6 months postoperative and referring to the last weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hopital privé Jean Mermoz

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Lyon, France

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