Trials / Recruiting
RecruitingNCT06462040
Evaluation of Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Fixation of Osteochondral Fragments With Reasorbable Screws in the Knee Joint
- Status
- Recruiting
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 100 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 12 Years – 35 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Various techniques for the fixation of unstable osteochondral fragments have been used over the years, each with associated advantages and disadvantages, and differing clinical outcomes. However, the literature on the treatment of this type of injury in the adolescent and young adult population is scarce and involves small case series. Failure to treat these injuries can lead to serious consequences such as chronic pain, residual joint stiffness, and the development of early osteoarthritis, necessitating more invasive and burdensome interventions for the national health system, such as prosthetic replacements or osteotomies. Due to the lack of real consensus within the scientific community regarding the ideal treatment for these patients and the insufficient medium/long-term follow-up data on the effects of these injuries on articular cartilage in young patients, this study aims to evaluate the clinical and radiological conditions of patients undergoing osteochondral fragment fixation using the same surgical technique (fixation with resorbable screws performed arthroscopically or via open surgery depending on the lesion's location) in order to clarify preventive measures against cartilage degeneration following these injuries, which are very common in adolescence.
Conditions
- Osteochondral Defect
- Osteochondritis Dissecans
- Osteochondral Fracture
- Osteochondral Fracture of Patella
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Fixation of osteochdral fragments with reabsorbable screws | Arthroscopic or mini-open fixation of free-intrarticular or unstable osteochondral fragments due to osteochondritis dissecans or osteochondral fractures with reabsorbable screws |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2024-09-25
- Primary completion
- 2028-06-01
- Completion
- 2028-06-01
- First posted
- 2024-06-17
- Last updated
- 2026-01-30
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Italy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06462040. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.