Restricted vs. Free Knee Range Of Motion For Primary Traumatic Patellar Dislocation

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• Conditions: Patellar Dislocation
• Interventions: Procedure: Locked knee brace

• Registration Number: NCT01344915
• Lead Sponsor: Tampere University Hospital

Brief Summary

Knee immobilization in near extension has been proposed as a nonoperative treatment for primary traumatic patellar dislocation, although there exist no prospective studies regarding the method of immobilization. The objective of this prospective randomized study was to compare the clinical outcome after nonoperative treatment with restricted vs. free range of motion (ROM) for primary traumatic patellar dislocation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2005-01
• Study Start: 2005-12
• Primary Completion: 2007-01
• Study First Submitted: 2011-04-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-04-28
• Study First Posted: 2011-04-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-04-29
• Last Update Posted: 2011-05-02
• Study Completion: 2011-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• A primary (first-time) patellar dislocation verified by clinical examination
• Signs of patellar dislocation in MRI

Exclusion Criteria

• anyone with previous patellar instability
• osteochondral fracture requiring surgery
• associated knee injuries

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Knee brace	Locked knee brace	-
Locked knee brace	Locked knee brace	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patellar redislocation		The number of patients with patellar redislocation after initial treatment.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tampere University Hospital; 🇫🇮 Tampere, Finland