A new method for diagnosis of anterior cruciate ligament tear: MRI with maximum flexion of knee in the prone position
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Locations
- 1
Study Overview
Brief Summary
In this study, it was aimed to compare the patients who have suspicious partial ACL tear and were suggested to arthroscopic surgery due to additional intra-articular lesion according to MRI findings of the knee in supine position at the full extension of knee, of MRI findings at maximum flexion of the knee in the prone position with the ACL findings determined in the arthroscopic surgery. Besides; in order to research the efficacy of MRI with the knee at maximum flexion in the prone position in determining the partial tear of ACL which is evaluated as suspicious. Due to the hypothesis of the study, it was envisaged to obtain a more accurate finding of the partial ACL tear and MRI in the prone position with maximum flexion of the knee.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 to 39 (—)
- Sex
- All
Inclusion Criteria
- •Knee MRI (General electric Optima MR 360 1.5 Tesla, USA) was requested to the patients with a suspicion of partial ACL lesion, meniscal tear, and chondral lesion, who applied to the outpatient clinic between 2017 and 2018 at Nam?k Kemal University Health Application and Research Center.
- •Among 45 patients of these patients who were diagnosed as having partial ACL tear according to MRI, a total of 22 patients were operated who could undergo MRI position and had an additional surgical indication at the same time (meniscus tear, cartilage injury) required for arthroscopic surgery and were included in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
- •The patients, who had no additional pathology (meniscus tears, cartilage injury) despite having a suspicion of a partial tear determined in the MRI in the normal position, these patients were excluded from the study without any further investigation. In addition, patients who had previously undergone arthroscopic or open knee surgery and had multiple ligament damages, patients with inflammatory arthritis, patients with MRI in the inappropriate position were not included in the study.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
Secondary Outcomes
- efficiency of flexion MRI of knee(18 months)