Sensitivity Diagnosing Traumatic Knee Injuries With and Without Injection of Blue Dye Into the Knee Joint

United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego60 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine if adding blue dye improves the saline load test, which is a way to detect a traumatic intraarticular knee injury by injecting normal saline into the knee and looking for outflow through the wound.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Traumatic Knee Arthrotomy

Interventions

Saline Load TestPROCEDURE

Intraarticular injection of dilute methylene blue dye (1 ml per 500 ml normal saline) or normal saline into the knee joint through a lateral suprapatellar injection site. Maximum injection of 180 ml.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals with diagnosis warranting elective knee arthroscopy Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women * Decreased knee range of motion (flex \< 125, ext \<0) * Active infection of knee joint * history of or current intraarticular knee malignancy * history of open traumatic injury of the knee

Locations (1)

Naval Medical Center San Diego

San Diego, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Volume (mm) injected at time of outflow

Time frame: 1 month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

This platform is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional.