The effect of low signal intensity pulsed ultrasound to articular cartilage and meniscus
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- medial meniscus posterior root tear
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000031340
- Lead Sponsor
- Okayama university hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
patients who has undergone some previous surgery to the ipsilateral knee patients who has been treated by LIPUS for other disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method We evaluate change of intra-meniscal signal intensity, medial meniscus extrusion, and thickness of cartilage on magnetic resonance imaging which is performed preoperatively and 3/12 postoperatively.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method If we have to perform partial meniscectomy due to meniscal tear, we perform gene analysis or immunostaining by using that tissue.