Ultrasound Assessment of Weightbearing and Non-Weightbearing Meniscal Protrusion

Overview

Información sobre este estudio

The purpose of this study is to determine the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of US measurements of meniscal protrusion with and without weight bearing.

Elegibilidad para la participación

Los requisitos de elegibilidad de los participantes incluyen la edad, el sexo, el tipo y el estadio de la enfermedad, y los problemas de salud o tratamientos previos. Las pautas difieren de un estudio a otro e identifican quiénes pueden o no pueden participar. No hay garantía de que cada persona elegible que desee participar en un ensayo se inscribirá. Comunícate con el equipo del estudio para analizar la elegibilidad del estudio y la posible participación.

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy Knee Arm: Model inclusion criteria include being a male or female between 18 and 65 years of age who can wear shorts that allow visualization of their knees, are able to straighten their knees, lie in a supine position, and stand.

  • Medial Knee OA Arm: Model inclusion criteria include being a male or female between 18 and 90 years of age with unilateral or bilateral knee medial compartment OA of at least radiographic K/L severity 2-4.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy Knee Arm: Model exclusion criteria include having a lower extremity amputation, current or prior knee pain requiring activity modification or medical treatment, history of knee region fracture, body mass index (BMI) greater than 40 kg/m2, or history of knee surgery. Screening for exclusion criteria will be confirmed by oral history taking with the model candidate and BMI calculation based on height and weight information provided by the patient (described above) prior to assignment of subject ID numbers.

  • Medial Knee OA Arm: Model exclusion criteria include having a lower extremity amputation, body mass index (BMI) greater than 40 kg/m2, inability to stand on affected leg or history of knee surgery. Screening for exclusion criteria will be confirmed by oral history taking with the model candidate and BMI calculation based on height and weight information provided by the patient (described above) prior to assignment of subject ID numbers.

Sedes participantes de Mayo Clinic

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Sede de Mayo Clinic Estatus

Rochester, Minn.

Investigador principal de Mayo Clinic

Jonathan Finnoff, D.O.

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