Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluation of the Medial Parapatellar Knee Injection Technique
Lead Sponsor:
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Conditions:
Osteoarthritis
Accuracy of Intraarticular Needle Placement
Eligibility:
All Genders
5+ years
Brief Summary
The goal of our study is to present important anatomic considerations which should be considered before knee injection is performed. Additionally, we have developed important procedural augments to th...
Detailed Description
Injection into the knee joint, although considered a remedial procedure by much of the medical community, is not as easy a procedure to reproducibly and accurately perform as one would believe. Numero...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients enrolled in this study are those whom present to our institution for elective knee arthroscopy. All patients scheduled to receive a knee arthroscopy scheduled through the office of Dr. Harold Battenfield will be asked to participate in the study on the day of their procedure as long as they do not fall into one of the exclusion criteria categories
Exclusion
- Patients will not be allowed to participate in this study if they have an allergy to iodine or shell fish, if they have a knee effusion diagnosed clinically on the day of surgery, if the knee or surrounding tissues display cellulitis or other signs of infection, or if the patient has had a traumatic accident to their knee which significantly changes its anatomical relationships
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
45 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00712972
Start Date
July 1 2008
End Date
July 1 2009
Last Update
July 17 2009
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Oklahoma State University Collage of Health Sciences
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74107