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
Active Locations (1)
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Orthopaedics clinic, No.113 Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, 315040