Status:

TERMINATED

Relationship Between Constitutional Varus Knee and Patellofemoral Pain

Lead Sponsor:

113th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army

Collaborating Sponsors:

Air Force Military Medical University, China

Conditions:

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-35 years

Brief Summary

This study aims to research on the relationship between constitutional varus knee and patellofemoral pain. The standardized standing whole-lower-extremity radiographs, the knee lateral view and skylin...

Detailed Description

The patellofemoral joint will be assessed in the skyline view and lateral view. The hip-knee-ankle angle will be obtained from the standing whole-lower-extremity radiographs. According to the hip-knee...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patellofemoral pain during physical activities such as running, jumping, squatting, and going up or down stairs for at least 4 weeks.
  • The onset of pain is required to be atraumatic in nature.
  • Exhibit two of the following clinical criteria on assessment: pain on direct compression of the patella against the femoral condyles with the knee in full extension, tenderness of the posterior surface of the patell on palpation, pain on resisted knee extension, and pain with isometric quadriceps muscle contraction against suprapatellar resistance with the knee in 15° of flexion.
  • Negative findings in the examination of knee ligaments, menisci, bursae, synovial plicae, Hoffa's fat pad, iliotibial band, and the hamstring, quadriceps, and patellar tendons and their insertions.

Exclusion

  • With patellofemoral instability, or With other knee diagnoses.
  • Any previous surgery or severe trauma in the affected limb.
  • Inflammatory joint disease or tumors in the affected limb.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 23 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 15 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

21 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03450824

Start Date

March 23 2018

End Date

June 15 2023

Last Update

July 3 2023

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Orthopaedics clinic, No.113 Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army

Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, 315040