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Functional Surface Electromyogram of Knee Extensors in Healthy Humans and Patients With Patella-dislocation.

NCT00288847 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2015-09-22

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Summary

The activation of the knee extensors in adults after patella dislocation.

The kneecap can dislocate due to an accident or also only due to an interior turn in the stretched knee joint out of its sliding bearing. E. Arendt (Arendt 2002) wrote an overview work, in which possible causes and working methods to the patella dislocation are discussed. Despite almost one hundred quotations the authors are not able find the causes and the possible treatment concepts. The study will examined healthy adults (25 female and 25 men) and 25 patients with patella dislocation by a routine applied clinical gait analysis and surface EMG (after the European SENIAM guidelines) iin the Laboratory for Gait Analysis Basel of the Children's University Hospital Basel. The combination of gait analysis and the surface EMG with Wavelet analysis may objectify possible reasons for a patella dislocation

Conditions

  • Patella-Dislocation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lab. for Orthopaedic Biomechanics, University of Basel

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Children's Hospital Basel

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Beat Goepfert, MEng · Lab. for Orthopaedic Biomechanics, University of Basel

  • Dieter Wirz, MD · Lab. for Orthopaedic Biomechanics, University of Basel

  • Alma U Daniels, Ph.D. · Lab. for Orthopaedic Biomechanics, University of Basel

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-11-30
Primary Completion
2007-12-31
Completion
2007-12-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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