A Prospective, Randomized Study of Operative and Nonoperative Treatment for Primary Traumatic Patellar Dislocation - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Finnish Defense Forces
Information provided by:	Finnish Defense Forces
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00551668

Purpose

The objective of this prospective, randomized cohort study was to evaluate the clinical results between operative and nonoperative treatment of primary patellar dislocation.

Condition	Intervention
Patellar Dislocation	Procedure: proximal patellar surgery Procedure: Nonoperative

MedlinePlus related topics: Dislocations

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Crossover Assignment
Official Title:	A Prospective, Randomized Study of Operative and Nonoperative Treatment for Primary Traumatic Patellar Dislocation in Young Adults With a Median 7-Year Follow-Up

Further study details as provided by Finnish Defense Forces:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Number of redislocations [ Time Frame: 7 years ]

Enrollment:	40
Study Start Date:	January 1998
Study Completion Date:	December 2000

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental Operative	Procedure: proximal patellar surgery Initial proximal patellar surgery
2: Experimental Nonoperative	Procedure: Nonoperative Nonoperative without surgery

Detailed Description:

There is no consensus about management of acute traumatic primary patellar dislocations in young physically active adults. Acute lateral patellar dislocation is a relatively common injury among young adults. Proper treatment for this condition has been researched for decades. However, there is a lack of prospective randomized studies to evaluate the different treatment options for traumatic primary patellar dislocations. Therefore a prospective, randomized study was designed with the aim to compare the outcome of operative versus nonoperative treatment of primary traumatic patellar dislocations in young adults.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	19 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

An acute primary traumatic patellar dislocation

Exclusion Criteria:

Previous dislocation or subluxation of the patella
Pre-existing ipsilateral or contralateral knee pathology
Previous knee trauma or patellar fracture.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00551668

Sponsors and Collaborators

Finnish Defense Forces

Investigators

Study Director:

Harri Pihlajamäki, M.D., Ph.D.

Centre for Military Medicine, Lahti, Finland

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	R1199/8.1/D/II
Study First Received:	October 30, 2007
Last Updated:	October 30, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00551668
Health Authority:	Finland: Ethics Committee

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Patellar Dislocation
Dislocations
Wounds and Injuries

Knee Injuries
Disorders of Environmental Origin
Leg Injuries

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009