NCT01288768

Is a Knee Arthroscopy of Any Benefit for the Middleaged Patient With Meniscal Symptoms?

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Linkoeping · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a knee arthroscopy is effective in the treatment of middleaged patients with meniscal symptoms also receiving a standardised exercise program.

Detailed description

There are no studies proving a significant positive effect of a knee arthroscopy in middleaged patients with meniscal symptoms in excess of a structured rehabilitation program. In this study consecutive patients aged 45-64 years referred to the orthopaedic department at the University hospital Linköping for a suspected meniscal injury will be randomised to a rehabilitation program or a knee arthroscopy + the same rehabilitation program. Functional tests will be performed by a physiotherapist. There will be patient administrated questionaries sent out after 3 and 12 month.

Conditions

• Chronic Meniscus Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Knee arthroscopy	Knee arthroscopy within 4 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-03-01
• Primary completion: 2013-05-01
• Completion: 2013-05-01
• First posted: 2011-02-02
• Last updated: 2013-05-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden