CT Analysis of the Patellofemoral Joint in Patients Having Knee Surgery

Completed

• Conditions: Patellar (or Kneecap) Instability and Mal-alignment

• Registration Number: NCT02257099
• Lead Sponsor: State University of New York at Buffalo

Brief Summary

The primary hypothesis is that measures of patellofemoral alignment obtained from the investigational cone beam CT scanner will be reduced, but still correlated to those obtained from the conventional CT scan.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2014-09-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-10-03
• Study First Posted: 2014-10-06
• Study Start: 2015-02
• Primary Completion: 2016-02
• Study Completion: 2016-03
• Results First Submitted: 2016-04-14
• Status Verified: 2019-09
• Results First Submitted QC: 2019-09-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-09-12
• Results First Posted: 2019-10-03
• Last Update Posted: 2019-10-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients who have been diagnosed with acute or chronic patellar malalignment.
• At least 16 years old
• Be willing and able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Open growth plates
• Previous knee surgery on the affected knee
• Pregnancy (females)
• Fracture of the patellofemoral joint
• Knee ligament injury (other than medial patellofemoral ligament)
• Have greater than Grade II degenerative changes of the patellofemoral joint
• Inability to bear weight on the extremity during the CT scan

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Congruence Angle CBCT	Baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Tibial Tuberosity Trochlear Groove	Baseline
Tilt Angle	Baseline

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

UBMD Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Northtowns office; 🇺🇸 Amherst, New York, United States

UBMD Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Southtowns Office; 🇺🇸 Orchard Park, New York, United States