Arthroscopy in the Treatment of Degenerative Medial Meniscus Tear

Summary

Degenerative meniscal tears are the most common etiology for knee pain, swelling and loss of function. Partial arthroscopic meniscectomy is the most common orthopaedic procedure to treat meniscal tears. Improvements have been reported both after arthroscopy and with conservative treatment, however no direct comparison exist. Accordingly, the aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for the treatment of degenerative tear of medial meniscus of the knee using a double-blind, placebo controlled, randomised trial.

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Operative (partial arthroscopy)

Partial arthroscopic resection of degenerative rupture of the medial meniscus

PROCEDURE

Conservative (diagnostic arthroscopy)

Diagnostic arthroscopy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Helsinki University Central Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Kuopio University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Turku University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Central Finland Hospital District

  collaborator OTHER

• Tampere University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Teppo LN Jarvinen, MD, PhD · Tampere University

• Raine TA Sihvonen, MD · Tampere City Hospital

• Mika Paavola, MD, PhD · University of Helsinki

• Antti Malmivaara, MD, PhD · University of Helsinki

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

35 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2007-10-31

Primary Completion

2013-03-31

Completion

2013-03-31

Countries

• Finland

Study Locations