Chronic Knee Instability Clinical Trial
Official title:
Prevalence and Diagnosis of Hidden Lesions of the Posterior Horn of the Medial Meniscus in Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Lesions : Interest of Arthroscopic Intercondylar and Posteromedial Portals
Peroperatively observative study in pediatric orthopedic center in Lyon, France.
50 pediatric patients included in this study, to improve the diagnosis of hidden lesions of
the medial meniscus associated with lesions of the anterior cruciate ligament.
All the patients need a reconstruction of the ACL because of chronic knee instability.
All the patients underwent a multi portal arthroscopy during the ACL reconstruction :
anteromedial and anterolateral and after intercondylar and posteromedial.
The study consists in a peroperatively arthroscopic look, in order to diagnose lesions of
the posterior horn of the medial meniscus which could be missed in MRI and anteromedial and
anterolateral arthroscopy.
Statistics of this lesions are used to study prevalence and diagnosis capacity of this
procedures.
First, the surgeon did a classic knee arthroscopy. Secondarily, he did an intercondylar
portal and after a posteromedial portal.
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Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Diagnostic