Post-Operative Rehabilitation of Knee Osteochondral Defect: A Case Series

Examination and Post-operative Rehabilitation of University Athletes With Osteochondral Lesions of the Knee: A Case Series Report

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03452098

Enrollment

Registered

2018-03-02

Start date

2011-01-31

Completion date

2018-11-30

Last updated

2019-02-11

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Conditions

Osteochondral Defect, Osteochondritis Dissecans

Brief summary

A case-series review was performed on five collegiate athletes with osteochondral lesions of the knee at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). All subjects received surgical intervention to treat the defect. The surgeries performed were either an Osteoarticular Transfer System (OATS) procedure and/or a Microfracturing procedure. Subjects were treated post-operatively by the CSUN team physical therapist and/or athletic trainers at CSUN. This paper seeks to provide information about osteochondral defects of the knee, the surgical interventions, and a protocol for post-operative treatment and rehabilitation of such injuries.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Student athlete at CSUN * Diagnosed with Osteochondral dissecans (OCD) * Underwent surgical procedure to treat OCD * Treated postoperatively by the team physical therapist and/or athletic trainers at CSUN.

Exclusion criteria

\- No concurrent ligamentous injures to the knee during the time of subject participation in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Level of Function	Through study completion; an average of 6 months	Determined by subject's ability to return to play of his/her respective sport

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pain	Monthly until the completion of the study; an average of 6 months	Pain as measured by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), 0 (No pain) - 10 (Severe Pain)

Countries

United States

Outcome results