The effectiveness of low-pressure knee arthroscopy on patients with osteoarthritis and the levels of pain, bone marrow oedema and degree of function 6-weeks post procedure.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Patients with mild-moderate osteoarthritis of the knee who are referred for surgical therapy, which in this case is arthroscopy, due to the failure of medical and physical therapy to adequately manage their condition.Musculoskeletal - OsteoarthritisSurgery - Surgical techniques
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12612000872831
- Lead Sponsor
- Stewart Hunt
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients with osteoarthritis who have been diagnosed via medical imaging and in whom a total knee replacement is not indicated.
2. Indication for arthroscopy is either for meniscal or cartilage debridement.
3. Patient can weight bear as tolerated post procedure.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Inability to consent.
2. Bone marrow oedema pre-procedure.
3. Requirement of additional intra-operative procedures to be performed (e.g. deemed necessary by the operating surgeon due to unanticipated circumstances)
4. Inadequate visualisation of the knee joint intra-operatively requiring the operating surgeon to adjust the joint fluid pressure from what has been allocated for this patient.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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