Gait Analysis Meniscal Repair

3D-gait Analysis in Patients With Medial Meniscus Repair vs. Partial Meniscectomy

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02474004

Enrollment

Registered

2015-06-17

Start date

2012-02-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-07-19

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Conditions

Lesion of the Medial Meniscus

Brief summary

In the past it was shown, that medial partial meniscectomy (MPM) leads to an increase of the knee adduction moment (KAM) during walking. Other researches found out that an increase of the KAM is an important factor contributing to degeneration joint disease of the knee (osteoarthritis). Today, medial menicus repair (MMR) is favoured by many knee surgeons, because preserving as much of the meniscus as possible is assumed to delay degenerative joint disease. The investigators hypothesize significant differences in knee adduction moments between patients treated with partial medial meniscectomy vs. patients treated with medial meniscus repair (hypothesis 1; major hypothesis). Additionally, it is hypothesized that: the mentioned groups differ with respect to other kinetic and kinematic key parameters of gait (hypothesis 2) and that the knee adduction moment correlates with the clinical outcome as determined by a typical knee score (hypothesis 3).

Interventions

PROCEDUREmedial meniscal surgery

one group/arm has meniscal repair as part of clinical routine one group/arm has meniscal partial resection as part of clinical routine both groups have gait analysis & knee scores 6 mo after the procedures

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

10 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

patients with traumatic medial meniscus lesions scheduled for meniscal repair or resection

Exclusion criteria

* previous or current diseases of the back and the other joints of the lower limbs * any form of inflammatory arthritis * diabetes * neurological disorders * other conditions that may affect gait

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
knee adduction moment [Nm/kg]	once after 6 months	a parameter of gait analysis

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
set of kinetic, kinematic and temporospatial gait parameters	once after 6 months	other gait parameters

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
KOOS	6 months post	knee specific patient-reported outcome measurement

Countries

Austria

Contacts

Primary ContactMichael C Liebensteiner, MD, PhD

michael.liebensteiner@i-med.ac.at+43 512 504 80547

Outcome results

None listed

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