Identification of Early Osteoarthritic Changes of the Knee: Application of Novel Diagnostic Methods

Identification of Early Osteoarthritic Changes of the Knee: Application of Novel Diagnostic Methods - early signs of osteoarthritis

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON35719

Enrollment

190

Registered

2008-04-28

Start date

2008-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-18

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Conditions

degenerative joint disease osteoartritis

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged between 18-40 years with a complete ACL rupture (diagnosed by MRI) will be included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who do not speak the Dutch language; with initial trauma longer than 6 months ago; those with previous ACL injury, or meniscus, collateral ligament, cartilage damage (diagnosis by orthopedic surgeon); those with previous surgery of involved knee; those with disabling co-morbidity; and those with already osteoarthritic changes on MRI are excluded. Besides, those patients who do not want to be informed about unexpected findings will also be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Degenerative changes in bone, cartilage and menisci evaluated by MRI, DXA scan, radiographs and biomarkers.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results