Does repair of the cushion-like tissue in the knee joint stop wear and tear of the knee joint
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecifiedHealth Condition 2: M968- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/11/047524
- Lead Sponsor
- Ganga medical centre and hospital PVT LTD
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Pre-arthritic knee (posterior horn meniscal root tear with varus aligned knee less than 5 degrees)
2. Localized posteromedial joint line tenderness with confirmation of MMPRT on MRI
3. Varus aligned knee <5 degrees
4. KL grades 1,2,3 on a standing knee anteroposterior (AP) x-ray radiograph
Exclusion Criteria
1. Varus aligned knee less than 5 degrees
2. KL grade greater than grade3
3. Patellofemoral arthritis
4. Cruciate/collateral ligament insufficiency
5. SPONK (Spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee)
6. BMI of more than 30
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The clinical outcomes will be assessed in functional scores (Visual Analogue scale (VAS) scores, Knee injury Osteoarthritis Outcome Scores(KOOS), International knee documentation committee scores (IKDC)and Tegner Lysholm scores), radiological outcomes (Xray assessment HipKneeAnkle (HKA) Axis, Medial Proximal Tibial Angle(mPTA), Kellgren Lawrence (KL) grading. MRI assessment Medial meniscus extrusion or Relative percentage of extrusion correction, healing of meniscus) for all the groups.Timepoint: Patients will be followed up at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 18 months, 24 months and yearly intervals then after.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method second look arthroscopy to assess loss of cartilage lesion grade 1 to 4 on ICRS scale, and meniscal healing as Complete healing, Lax healing, Scar tissue, Failed healing.Timepoint: A second look arthroscopy will be planned at 24 months.