Patients with knee ligament instability
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients with knee ligament instability and their long-term evaluation of clinical outcome after operative (arm1) vs. conservative (arm2) care.
The aim of this registry is to evaluate the cli
Sponsors
BG Klinikum Hamburg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - All patients (>18 years) who were or will be treated at BG Klinikum Hamburg in the above-mentioned period due to a mishealed ligament instability will be included. - Presence of a ligament injury of the knee joint requiring treatment (conservative or surgical). - Presence of a signed declaration of consent for the scientific evaluation of patient data assigned to the treatment in question. - Patients with pre-existing joint wear disease of the injured knee joint at the time of inclusion
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Patients who do not have an independently signed consent for data use (e.g., signature by relatives due to impaired cognitive function, as an exception, signatures of others as a witness function in the case of impaired hand function). - Patients with impaired cognitive function which does not allow the nature of this registry study to be conveyed. - Patients with multiple lower extremity injuries or polytrauma. - Patients with previous ligament injuries of the affected knee joint as far as NO details about the treatment method are known.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The aim of this registry is the long-term evaluation of the clinical outcome (primary endpoint re-instability) of patients after surgical vs. conservative treatment of ligament instability, at least for a follow-up period of approximately 20 years. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary endpoint is the evaluation of potential risk factors that influence a conservative or surgical therapeutic procedure. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactArndt-Peter Schulz
BG Klinikum Hamburg
Outcome results
None listed