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Balance in Patients After Surgery for Torn Meniscus

NCT00256971 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2008-05-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The important role of the menisci in knee function and in preserving knee health has been shown in several studies. Additionally to principal functions of load transmission and shock absorption, meniscus contributes to knee joint proprioception and probably also to joint stability.Study about affect of meniscus injury on balance posture has not previously been published.Surgical practice is increasingly aimed at minimal resection of injured tissue, preserving a stable meniscal remnant with as much function as possible.The purpose of this study is to determine whether menisci surgery have any effects on relatively new postural control measures, in correlation with functional balance assessment. The second purpose is to establish the affect of different types of menisci surgery on balance impairment (meniscectomy vs tear repair), in correlation with a long-term outcome.

Conditions

  • Torn Menisci

Interventions

PROCEDURE

meniscectomy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hadassah Medical Organization

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • isabella schwartz · Hadassah Medical Organization IRB

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-11-30
Completion
2008-01-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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