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NCT Number: NCT02257099

CT Analysis of the Patellofemoral Joint in Patients Having Knee Surgery

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Patellar (or Kneecap) Instability and Mal-alignment Fractures, Bone Knee Fractures Patella Fracture Wounds and Injuries

Age range

16 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

UBMD Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Northtowns office, Amherst, New York, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Congruence Angle CBCT

    Time frame: Baseline

Secondary outcomes

  1. Tilt Angle

    Time frame: Baseline

  2. Tibial Tuberosity Trochlear Groove

    Time frame: Baseline

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

State University of New York at Buffalo

Other

Collaborators

  • Carestream Health, Inc.

Registry information

Official study title

Comparison of a Novel Weight Bearing Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CT)Scanner Versus a Conventional CT Scanner for Measuring Patellar Instability

Acronym: PF

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Oct 6, 2014
Registry last updated
Oct 3, 2019

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