Gait Analysis Meniscal Repair

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Lesion of the Medial Meniscus
• Interventions: Procedure: medial meniscal surgery

• Registration Number: NCT02474004
• Lead Sponsor: Michael Liebensteiner

Brief Summary

In the past it was shown, that medial partial meniscectomy (MPM) leads to an increase of the knee adduction moment (KAM) during walking. Other researches found out that an increase of the KAM is an important factor contributing to degeneration joint disease of the knee (osteoarthritis). Today, medial menicus repair (MMR) is favoured by many knee surgeons, because preserving as much of the meniscus as possible is assumed to delay degenerative joint disease.

The investigators hypothesize significant differences in knee adduction moments between patients treated with partial medial meniscectomy vs. patients treated with medial meniscus repair (hypothesis 1; major hypothesis). Additionally, it is hypothesized that: the mentioned groups differ with respect to other kinetic and kinematic key parameters of gait (hypothesis 2) and that the knee adduction moment correlates with the clinical outcome as determined by a typical knee score (hypothesis 3).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-02
• Study First Submitted: 2015-06-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-06-12
• Study First Posted: 2015-06-17
• Status Verified: 2016-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-07-16
• Last Update Posted: 2016-07-19
• Primary Completion: 2017-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

patients with traumatic medial meniscus lesions scheduled for meniscal repair or resection

Exclusion Criteria

• previous or current diseases of the back and the other joints of the lower limbs
• any form of inflammatory arthritis
• diabetes
• neurological disorders
• other conditions that may affect gait

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
medial meniscus repair	medial meniscal surgery	patients receiving medial meniscus repair
medial partial meniscectomy	medial meniscal surgery	patients having medial partial meniscectomy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
knee adduction moment [Nm/kg]	once after 6 months	a parameter of gait analysis

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
set of kinetic, kinematic and temporospatial gait parameters	once after 6 months	other gait parameters

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Sportsclinic Austria; 🇦🇹 Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

Innsbruck Medical University, Dept. Orthop. Surgery; 🇦🇹 Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria