Arthroscopic Versus Conservative Treatment of Degenerative Meniscal Tear in Middle Aged Patients in Regard to Pain & Knee Function
NCT ID: NCT04313569
Last Updated: 2020-03-20
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2017-08-01
2019-09-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Conservative treatment
Use of medications, like analgesic, muscle relaxants, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) and local painkillers, depending on the patient condition, and physiotherapy, lifestyle and daily activity modification, patient education about positioning of the knee
No interventions assigned to this group
Arthroscopic menisctomy
Arthroscopic menisctomy
Arthroscopic medial menisctomy
Interventions
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Arthroscopic menisctomy
Arthroscopic medial menisctomy
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Grade 3 degenerative tear of medial meniscus approved on MRI.
Exclusion Criteria
2. Any rheumatologic knee disease.
3. MRI showing ligament injury, loose bodies, tumors and osteochondral defects.
4. Former surgery of knee and lower limb fractures in the last year.
5. Knee joints with osteoarthritis graded 2 or more according to Kellgren-Lawrence scale (Kellgren and Lawrence, 1957) on weight-bearing knee x-ray.
6. Lateral meniscus tear.
40 Years
60 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Hawler Medical University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Sherwan Ahmed Ali Hamawandi
Assistant professor of orthopedic surgery
Locations
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Sherwan Hamawandi
Erbil, , Iraq
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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HMU/Sherwan9
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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