Use of a Novel Weight Bearing Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) Scanner for Imaging of the Patellofemoral Joint

State University of New York at Buffalo20 enrolled

Overview

Healthy volunteers will have a weight bearing cone beam CT scan of their knee to assess normal alignment of the knee joint

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Patellofemoral Joint

Interventions

Carestream Health Inc. weight bearing cone beam CT scannerDEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Willing and able to provide written informed consent * Be 16 or more years of age * Subject is able to be positioned properly in the investigational device and be still during the exam to reduce the potential of motion during the images Exclusion Criteria: * Have a history of patella instability * Have had any type of previous knee surgery * Have had a significant fracture of the patellofemoral joint * Have a knee ligament injury * Are pregnant at the time of screening or become pregnant during the study * Have a history of high radiation exposure (i.e., undergone radiation therapy) * Non-English speakers

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Tibial tubercle-trochlear groove (TT-TG) offset distance (mm)

Time frame: 1 day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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