Knee Articular Cartilage Debridement in Conjunction With Partial Meniscectomy

Stopped early · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Torn Meniscus

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00613535

Run by

Smith & Nephew, Inc.

People needed

165

Starts

2008-04-01

Expected to finish

2012-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-05-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

• HOPE Research Institute — Phoenix, Arizona, United States
• Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Foundation — Los Angeles, California, United States
• JDP Medical Research — Aurora, Colorado, United States
• Colorado Orthopedic Consultants, P.C. — Englewood, Colorado, United States
• Shrock Orthopedic Research, LLC — Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
• University of Mass. Memorial Medical Center — Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
• University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Musculoskeletal Research — Rochester, New York, United States
• Basin Orthopedic Surgical Specialists — Odessa, Texas, United States
• Commonwealth Orthopaedics — Arlington, Virginia, United States
• Anderson Clinic — Arlington, Virginia, United States

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