Presentation, treatment, and recovery for a meniscal tear of the knee Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Potential participants will be identified by attending clinical teams or clinical research teams by screening orthopaedic clinic lists e.g. fracture clinic, acute knee clinic or an elective knee clini
Sponsors
University of Warwick
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Provision of written informed consent 2. Age 18 – 55 years 3. Presence of a MRI confirmed meniscal tear
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Anterior cruciate ligament or other major knee ligament injury. This does not include a previous unrelated healed medial collateral ligament tear or a meniscal root tear (which is considered a type of meniscal tear in this study) 2. Associated intra-articular fracture of the tibial plateau or femur. Previous fractures not thought to be related to the tear are not an exclusion criteria for the study 3. Previous knee surgery 4. Previous entry into the present study (i.e other knee) 5. Unable to provide informed consent or undertake study procedures
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Meniscal tear disease-specific quality of life measured using the Western Ontario Meniscal Evaluation Tool (WOMET) at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Knee injury impact on person measured using the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis outcome score 4 (KOOS) at baseline and 12 months 2. Quality of life measured using the EQ-5D-5L at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months 3. Participant perception of improvement measured using the Patient global assessment of change (PGIC) at 3, 6 and 12 months 4. Surgery for the meniscal tear (yes/no) measured by self-report at 3, 6 and 12 months | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed