The study is a pilot study designed to generate preliminary data regarding the cost of partial meniscectomy using NanoScope versus conventional arthroscopy in a traditional operating room (OR) setting
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
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partial meniscectomy using conventional arthroscopy
Orthopedic Rhode Island
Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
Cost Comparison (TDBC)
Cost comparison using the time-drive activity-based costing (TDABC) study design between NanoScope versus conventional arthroscopy for partial meniscectomy in a traditional OR setting.
Time frame: Operative Visit
International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Score
The IKDC Questionnaire is a subjective scale that provides patients with an overall function score. The questionnaire looks at 3 categories: symptoms, sports activity, and knee function. The symptoms subscale helps to evaluate things such as pain, stiffness, swelling and giving-way of the knee. The questions prompt an answer 0-10. The total score is interpreted as a measure of function with higher scores representing higher levels of function.
Time frame: Pre Operative, 2 weeks and 6 weeks post op
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
The visual analog scale for pain is a straight line with one end meaning no pain and the other end meaning the worst pain imaginable. A patient marks a point on the line that matches the amount of pain he or she feels.v
Time frame: Pre Operative, 2 weeks and 6 weeks post op
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