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A Prospective Randomized Study of Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL) Reconstruction

NCT00816647 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2011-06-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The operative management of chronic patellar instability has been controversial. Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction has gained success recently and might be superior to other soft-tissue procedures. The objective of this prospective study was to compare the clinical outcome after medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction compared with medial reefing for chronic patellar instability.

Conditions

  • Patella-Dislocation
  • Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis
  • Patellar Instability

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Patellofemoral stabilizing surgery

Comparison of surgical techniques

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tampere University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Finnish Defense Forces

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Petri J Sillanpaa, M.D., PhD · Tampere University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-12-31
Primary Completion
2011-06-30
Completion
2011-06-30

Countries

  • Finland

Study Locations

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