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Full Vs Partial Weightbearing During the First Six Weeks of Rehab. After Fibular Collateral Ligament Reconstruction

Knee Injuries Clinical Trial

Official title:
Full Weightbearing Versus Partial Controlled Weightbearing During the First Six Weeks of Rehabilitation After Reconstruction of the Fibular Collateral Ligament: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a prospective randomized controlled trial with the purpose to determine if patients undergoing fibular collateral ligament (FCL) reconstruction alone or combined FCL and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions can safely begin full controlled weightbearing for the first six weeks after surgery.

Clinical Trial Description

Patients will be randomly assigned to one of two rehabilitation protocols for the first six weeks post-surgery: 1. partial weightbearing 2. full controlled weightbearing An immobilizer brace in extension will be used from post-operative day 0 through 13 and a CTi ligament knee brace (Össur Americas, Foothill Ranch, California) will be used from 14 to 42 days post-surgery to protect against side-to-side motion while weight bearing. Specific Aims 1. Primary Aim: To determine if there is a difference in millimeters of varus gapping on anteroposterior (AP) stress radiographs at six months post-surgery between patients who are partial weight bearing versus full controlled weight bearing during the first six weeks of post-surgical rehabilitation. This distance will be compared to varus gapping measured on the contralateral uninjured control knee. 2. Secondary Aim: To determine if there is a difference in pain, edema, and range of motion, gait, quadriceps strength, and patient reported outcomes between groups. The Investigators hypothesize that there will be no clinically significant difference (< 2 mm change) in varus gapping between the control and treatment groups. Results of this study will help to expedite return to pre-injury levels of activity and decrease adverse sequelae associated with non-weight bearing such as osteopenia, muscle atrophy, loss of ankle range of motion, and increased risk of deep vein thrombosis. The current standard of care for FCL reconstruction is early controlled partial weight -bearing for the first six weeks after surgery. ;

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Clinical Trial Details
NCT number NCT05073263
Study type Interventional
Source Twin Cities Orthopedics
Contact Becky Stone
Phone 952-456-7136
Email research@tcomn.com
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date January 1, 2020
Completion date January 2026
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