Knee Arthritis, Knee Arthropathy
Conditions
Keywords
arthroscopy, knee joint distraction, non invasive, sports medicine
Brief summary
Patients will be prospectively recruited for knee joint distraction who are undergoing knee arthroscopy. Patient demographics, operative factors, and rates of medical comorbidities will be collected and evaluated. Intraoperative arthroscopic images will be evaluated by the attending Orthopaedic surgeon with standard and testing mechanism and a measuring device will be used to measure the distance between the femur and tibia in the medial and lateral compartments.
Interventions
DEVICENon-Invasive Knee Joint Distraction
Non-invasive Distraction device
PROCEDUREManual Joint Distraction
no device. manual distraction.
Sponsors
Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus
The Taylor Collaboration
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DEVICE_FEASIBILITY
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
This is a prospective cohort study the utility of a non-invasive distractor during arthroscopy. We hypothesize that the non-invasive distractor in conjunction with the DeMayo leg holder will provide superior medial and lateral compartment distraction with greater stability of the operative leg compared to standard manual arthroscopy techniques.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Adults ≥ 18 years of age who have capacity to provide informed consent. Eligible participants will include existing patients of Dr. DiStefano who are scheduled to undergo knee arthroscopic surgery to address meniscal pathology. Study risks, benefits and description will be provided and informed consent will be obtained.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with prior history of neurovascular deficiency or history of prior injury * Patients with a prior history of knee surgery * Patients with diagnosed knee ligament laxity or knee instability. * Patients that are not cleared for knee arthroscopy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Medial Knee Joint Distraction Distance measured in millimeters (mm) during arthroscopy using a reference probe | intraoperative | with manual distraction vs non-invasive distractor |
| Lateral Knee Joint Distraction Distance measured in millimeters (mm) during arthroscopy using a reference probe | intraoperative | with manual distraction vs non-invasive distractor |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pre and Post operative pain scores | preoperative and within 1 year after knee arthroscopy | VAS |
Contacts
Primary ContactJamal Zahir, BS
Backup ContactOluwatodimu R Raji, MEng
Outcome results
None listed