Non-Invasive Distractor During Knee Arthroscopy
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorThe Taylor Collaboration
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
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.
Disqualifiers
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
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Non-Invasive Knee Joint Distraction
- Manual Joint Distraction
Treatment groups
14 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
The Taylor Collaboration
Lead sponsor
Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov