Prevalence of Chondromalacia Patella Among Adolescent Dancers - Correlation Between Symptoms and Sonography Findings
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 90
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Physical evaluation
研究概览
简要总结
Comparing the physical and sonographic findings of dancers with Chondromalacia patella to non-dancers athletes.
详细描述
A cross sectional study in which comparing of dancers to non-dancers athletes will be carried. Specifically, chondromalacia patella will be studied and compared between dancers with and without knee injuries and non-dancers athletes.
Study will include detailed function and pain questionnaires, physical findings and sonographic study of the knee joint.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Control
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 14 Years 至 16 Years（Child）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Min. 3 hours of classic ballet dancing per week
- •At least 4 years of dancing practice
- •Reported knee pain during the last 6 months
排除标准
- •Injury other than knee joint
- •Group B - Dancers without knee injury:
- •Inclusion Criteria:
- •Min. 3 hours of classic ballet dancing per week
- •At least 4 years of dancing practice
- •Reported no musculoskeletal injury during the last 6 months
- •Exclusion Criteria:
- •Group C - Non-dancers athletes:
- •Inclusion Criteria:
- •Main physical activity is other than dancing
- •Exclusion Criteria:
- •Reported no musculoskeletal injury during the last 6 months
结局指标
主要结局
Physical evaluation
时间窗: 1 hour
Knee range of motion, ligament stability, hypermobility, patella grinding and inhibition test
US - sonographic study of the knee evaluation patellar, tibial and trochlear
时间窗: 1 hour
a sonographic study of the knee evaluating patellar, tibial and trochlear cartilage
次要结局
- Visual Analog Score for pain(1 hour)
- Function questionnaire(1 hour)
研究者
Dr. Itzhak Siev-Ner
Head of the Department of Orthopedic Rehabilitaion
Sheba Medical Center