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Knee Articular Cartilage Debridement in Conjunction With Partial Meniscectomy

NCT00613535 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 165

Last updated 2015-05-19

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Summary

The aim of this study is to describe changes at the site of the study patient's articular cartilage lesion on the femoral condyle with multiple magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcomes 6 months after treatment using one of three standard surgical treatment methods: 1) lavage debridement; 2) mechanical debridement; 3) mechanical and radiofrequency-based debridement.

Conditions

  • Torn Meniscus

Interventions

DEVICE

Mechanical debridement

Mechanical shaver will be used to remove large chondral flaps and loose fragments

DEVICE

Paragon T2

Use Paragon device to debride after removal of larger chondral lesion flaps with mechanical shaver.

PROCEDURE

Lavage debridement

Remove loose chondral fragments

DEVICE

Mechanical Debridement

Use of a mechanical device such as a shaver, punch, or biter to remove large chondral flaps and loose fragments

DEVICE

RF- based Debridement

Use of debridement device to remove large fragments followed by use of RF-based debridement to smooth the base of the shoulder of the tear.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Smith & Nephew, Inc.

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Frank A Pettrone, M.D. · Commonwealth Orthopaedics

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-04-30
Primary Completion
2012-06-30
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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