Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
MPFL Reconstruction Versus Rehabilitation
Lead Sponsor:
McMaster University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Arthroscopy Association of North America
Conditions:
Patellar (or Kneecap) Instability and Mal-alignment
Patellar Dislocation
Eligibility:
All Genders
10-25 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study involves patients between the ages of 16 and 25 and have been diagnosed with a first-time traumatic patellar dislocation within the past 3 months. McMaster University and the investigators ...
Detailed Description
Patellar dislocation is a common orthopedic injury, with an overall incidence of acute first-time dislocation ranging between 2.3 and 23.2 per 100 000 person years, occurring often secondary to a non-...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Males and female patients under the age of 25 inclusive but greater than 10 years of age inclusive
- Patients with first-time traumatic lateral patellar dislocation presenting within 6 months from time of injury
- Lateral patellar dislocation confirmed by radiography, MRI demonstrating sequela of lateral patellar dislocation after injury to the knee, demonstration of patellar apprehension, J-sign or patellar glide grade 3 or greater on physical exam following injury to the knee
- Patients who have the ability to speak, understand, and read English
- Provision of informed consent or parental consent
Exclusion
- Previous dislocation episodes or instability of the affected patella
- Previous surgeries involving the affected knee
- History or clinical exam findings of generalized ligamentous laxity (defined as Beighton score of 4 or more points)
- TT-TG distance \>20mm as determined by MRI
- Evidence of severe trochlear dysplasia on MRI as determined by Dejour classification type D dysplasia
- Loose bodies or osteochondral fractures as confirmed on MRI
- A neurovascular injury of the affected leg
- Patients who will likely have problems, in the judgment of the investigator, with maintaining follow-up
- Any other reason(s) the investigator feels is relevant for excluding the patient
- Patients requiring concomitant arthrotomy for osteochondral fracture fixation (however microfracture and arthroscopic loose body removal for loose bodies found on arthroscopic assessment are not exclusion criteria)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2026
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06926699
Start Date
January 1 2026
End Date
December 31 2027
Last Update
September 25 2025
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