CT Analysis of the Patellofemoral Joint in Patients Having Knee Surgery

State University of New York at Buffalo20 enrolled

Overview

The primary hypothesis is that measures of patellofemoral alignment obtained from the investigational cone beam CT scanner will be reduced, but still correlated to those obtained from the conventional CT scan.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Patellar (or Kneecap) Instability and Mal-alignment

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who have been diagnosed with acute or chronic patellar malalignment. * At least 16 years old * Be willing and able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Open growth plates * Previous knee surgery on the affected knee * Pregnancy (females) * Fracture of the patellofemoral joint * Knee ligament injury (other than medial patellofemoral ligament) * Have greater than Grade II degenerative changes of the patellofemoral joint * Inability to bear weight on the extremity during the CT scan

Locations (2)

UBMD Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Northtowns office

Amherst, New York, United States

UBMD Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Southtowns Office

Orchard Park, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Congruence Angle CBCT

Time frame: Baseline

Secondary Outcomes

Tilt Angle

Time frame: Baseline

Tibial Tuberosity Trochlear Groove

Time frame: Baseline

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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