ASYMMETRIC LACK OF KNEE FLEXION AS A SYMPTOM OF DLM IN CHILDREN

Highlights a New Clinical Sign Which Point Out a Meniscus Posterior Luxation Because of a MCA-type DLM Clinical Trial

Official title:

ASYMMETRIC LACK OF KNEE FLEXION AS A SYMPTOM OF DLM IN CHILDREN

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04741269
• Other study ID #: 69HCL20_1241
• Status: Completed
• Start date: September 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: January 2021
• Source: Hospices Civils de Lyon
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Highlighted during the clinical examination of a knee flexion asymmetry, and related to the intraoperative meniscal observations on DLM.

Search for a link between asymmetric bending defect and posterior shift in MCA-type DLM.

Analysis of all patients with symptomatic DLM.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 98
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: November 1, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• < 18 yo

• Symptomatic discoid lateral meniscus

Exclusion Criteria:

• Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD)

• Asymptomatic and partial DLM observed during arthroscopic exploration for other reasons

• Revision knee surgery

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Highlights a New Clinical Sign Which Point Out a Meniscus Posterior Luxation Because of a MCA-type DLM

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• Find a link between lack of knee flexion and meniscal posterior luxation fixed
Measure the full flexion angle of the knee using a goniometer. Measure the heel-buttom distance. All measurements are carried out in bilateral and comparative ways. Search for the meniscal position on MRI and intraoperatively: no shift, anterior, medial, posterior shift.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	Paediatric orthopaedic - Femme Mère Enfant Hospital (HFME)	Lyon

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hospices Civils de Lyon

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Meniscal posterior shift per-operative	Visualization of a dislocated posterior meniscus during arthroscopy, before any reduction or meniscoplasty procedure	During surgery for MCA-type DLM