Reconstruction of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament - A Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Two Surgery Technics

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02180685

Enrollment

Registered

2014-07-03

Start date

2009-01-31

Completion date

2019-01-31

Last updated

2019-01-11

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Conditions

Knee Stability, Patella Luxation

Brief summary

The purpose of this present study is to determine which surgery technic provides the best clinical outcome after medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction comparing suture anchors and screw fixation in medial femoral condyle.

Interventions

OTHERAnchor fixation

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* patella luxation, more than 2 times

Exclusion criteria

* cartilage damage (grad 3)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Evaluation of subjective symptoms with a patient reported outcome score	Baseline, 6 months 12 Months, 24 months	Anterior Knee Pain Scale

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Patient reported outcome scores	Baseline, 6 months 12 Months, 24 months	Tegner
Re-operation rate	Baseline, 6 months 12 Months, 24 months	—

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026