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Effects of Unloader Bracing in Clinical Outcome and Cartilage Physiology Following Microfracture of Chondral Defects
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT02016300
Purpose
The study will examine clinical and radiographic outcomes of microfracture surgery (a common
technique to address isolated areas of cartilage loss) in the knee used with or without
unloader bracing. Randomly selected patients will wear an unloader brace, which is designed
to take pressure off the area of the knee which underwent repair, for several weeks after
surgery. Our hypothesis is that bracing may improve clinical and or radiographic outcomes.
The surgery performed will be the same for all patients
The length of follow up and schedule of post-operative MRI will be the same for all patients.
The only difference in groups will be presence of absence of brace wear.
Official Title
Effects of Unloader Bracing in Clinical Outcome and Articular Cartilage Physiology Following Microfracture of Isolated Chondral Defects
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- isolated chondral defect of medial or lateral femoral condyle 2cm squared or less
- age 15-40
- neutral knee alignment
Exclusion Criteria:
- prior cartilage procedures performed in the same knee
- other significant knee pathology including meniscus tears, ligament tears or
inflammatory arthritis
Intervention(s):
device: Unloader Bracing
device: Non-Bracing
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305