Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
491 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2013-02-28
2015-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Meniscus Injury Patients
Patients having surgery for a meniscal tear.
Arthroscopic Meniscus Surgery
Surgery to the meniscus - resection or repair.
Interventions
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Arthroscopic Meniscus Surgery
Surgery to the meniscus - resection or repair.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Age \>18 years at time of recruitment
* Having an email address
* Able to read and understand Danish
Exclusion Criteria
* Fracture to the lower extremities (i.e. hip, leg or foot) in either leg within the last 6 months prior to recruitment
* Not mentally able to reply to the questionnaire
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Odense University Hospital
OTHER
Lillebaelt Hospital, Kolding and Vejle, Denmark
UNKNOWN
University of Southern Denmark
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Jonas Bloch Thorlund
Associate Professor
Principal Investigators
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Jonas B Thorlund, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark
Locations
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Department of Orthopedics, Lillebaelt Hospital
Kolding, Southern Denmark, Denmark
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Odense University Hospital
Odense, Southern Denmark, Denmark
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Odense University Hospital
Svendborg, Southern Denmark, Denmark
Department of Orthopedics, Lillebaelt Hospital
Vejle, Southern Denmark, Denmark
Countries
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References
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Thorlund JB, Christensen R, Nissen N, Jorgensen U, Schjerning J, Porneki JC, Englund M, Lohmander LS. Knee Arthroscopy Cohort Southern Denmark (KACS): protocol for a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 2013 Oct 14;3(10):e003399. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003399.
Giladi JO, Holsgaard-Larsen A, Varnum C, Thorlund JB. Sports Participation and Performance 5 Years After Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 288 Patients. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2022 Apr;52(4):224-232. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2022.10785.
Pihl K, Ensor J, Peat G, Englund M, Lohmander S, Jorgensen U, Nissen N, Fristed JV, Thorlund JB. Wild goose chase - no predictable patient subgroups benefit from meniscal surgery: patient-reported outcomes of 641 patients 1 year after surgery. Br J Sports Med. 2020 Jan;54(1):13-22. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100321. Epub 2019 Jun 11.
Thorlund JB, Pihl K, Nissen N, Jorgensen U, Fristed JV, Lohmander LS, Englund M. Conundrum of mechanical knee symptoms: signifying feature of a meniscal tear? Br J Sports Med. 2019 Mar;53(5):299-303. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099431. Epub 2018 Aug 31.
Thorlund JB, Englund M, Christensen R, Nissen N, Pihl K, Jorgensen U, Schjerning J, Lohmander LS. Patient reported outcomes in patients undergoing arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for traumatic or degenerative meniscal tears: comparative prospective cohort study. BMJ. 2017 Feb 2;356:j356. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j356.
Other Identifiers
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#12-125457
Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT
Identifier Source: secondary_id
#12/6334
Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT
Identifier Source: secondary_id
2012-41-1411
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id