Tear of articular cartilage of knee, current
Conditions
Interventions
Knee intraarticular application of Platelet-rich plasma or viscossuplementation (Hialuronate application). In a group of 50 patients it will be applied 2 ml of hialuronate (Fermathrom) in the affected
Drug
Procedure/surgery
Sponsors
Uniort.E Ortopedia Especializada
Uniort.E Ortopedia Especializada
Eligibility
Age
20 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Chondral injury in just one knee; age between 20 and 40 years old; both genders; BMI under 30.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Presence of osteoarthritis; allergy to blood components.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of the functional response at the end of the treatments, looking for the most effective treatment. The expected outcome is both treatment have improvement effect in the patients articular function. The assessment will be done by WOMAC Score application. These Score will be applied at the end of last application (with 3 weeks), 3 months, 6 months and 1 year. Groups will be compared in relation to the score results. The WOMAC form evaluate with points the patients function, giving a final score. By this way we could have a better score after treatments and could compare both treatments percentage.;Assesmente of pain at the end of 1 year of treatment, evaluating with treatment was more effective. The expected outcome is that both treatments have pain relief effect in patients. The evaluation will be done by Visual Analogic Pain (VAP) scale. These scale will be applied at the end of last application (with 3 weeks), 3 months, 6 months and 1 year. Groups will be compared in relation to the scale results. The VAP gives a number that corresponds to the degree of pain. We expect that this number will decrease with treatments, and thus it will be possible to compare groups in relation to the percentage of decrease. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Complication index or complains related to each kind of treatment. According to the report recorded in the medical records. Thereby we could compare percentages to find the most confortable treatment. Assessment will be done by comparing recording incidences. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMarcus Danieli
Uniort.E Ortopedia Especializada
Outcome results
None listed