Anterior Knee Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
Anterior knee pain , often known as patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), is a prevalent orthopedic ailment. It usually happens while you're bending your knees. It can affect people of all ages, although it is most common among teenagers, young adults, and athletes . The actual etiology of anterior knee pain might be complicated, encompassing a variety of conditions; it causes disability, discomfort and a negative impact on the quality of life . A number of diagnostic techniques, including plain radiography, computed tomography, MRI, arthroscopy and ultrasound are used to identify the pathologies causing anterior knee pain. Arthroscopy, though accurate, is invasive and can cause complications. Palin radiographs and computed tomography expose patients to radiations
Interventions
DEVICEmagenetic resonance and ultrasound
examination of patient using magentic resonace coil for imaging of knee and comapring the results obtaines by ultrasound examination using the ulatrsound tarsnsducer .
Sponsors
Sohag University
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adults who presented by knee pain , limitation of movement at knee.
Exclusion criteria
* Knee trauma, non-cooperative patients and those who refuse to participate, contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging, such as patients with cardiac pacemakers, metallic plates, and claustrophobia.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| sensitivity | 6 months | degress of sensitivity of ultrsound compaired to magentic resonance |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactAsmaa M Abdelrady, resident
Backup ContactMohamed H Alameldeen, assistant professor
Outcome results
None listed