Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Isolated Meniscal Repair

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Meniscal tear; Meniscal injury; Surgery - Other surgery; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000212752
• Lead Sponsor: Perth Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-02-07
• Last Update Posted: 21 February 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 37

Inclusion Criteria

•Isolated meniscal repair surgery (irrespective of tear type)

Exclusion Criteria

•The meniscal repair is combined with another knee surgery (or surgeries), such as ligament reconstruction.
•Degenerative changes of the knee (osteoarthritis) were present at the time of meniscal repair.
•Concurrent chondral or osteochondral injury was present at the time of meniscal repair.
•The individual is unable or unwilling to sign the Patient Informed Consent, specific to this study, and approved by the Institutional Ethics Review Board.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clinical healing following an isolated meniscal repair, as evidenced by patient-reported outcome measures<br>Patient reported outcome measure (IKDC)<br>[12 months and 24 months post operatively];Radiological healing following an isolated meniscal repair, as evidenced by MRI scan[Minimum 12 months postoperatively]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee symptoms assessed using the Lyshom knee scoring system<br> [12 & 24 months following the intervention];Clinical and radiological outcome, MRI will be employed in all patients at a minimum 12 months post-surgery to evaluate the presence of healing (or failure). [12 and 24 months following intervention];Knee functions assessed using the Tegner activity scale[12 and 24 months following intervention]