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NCT Number: NCT03452098

Post-Operative Rehabilitation of Knee Osteochondral Defect: A Case Series

A case-series review was performed on five collegiate athletes with osteochondral lesions of the knee at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). All subjects received surgical intervention to treat the defect. The surgeries performed were either an Osteoarticular Transfer System (OATS) procedure and/or a Microfracturing procedure. Subjects were treated post-operatively by the CSUN team physical therapist and/or athletic trainers at CSUN. This paper seeks to provide information about osteochondral defects of the knee, the surgical interventions, and a protocol for post-operative treatment and rehabilitation of such injuries.

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Key information

Conditions

Osteochondral Defect Bone Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Osteochondritis Osteochondritis Dissecans

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

California State University, Northridge

Northridge, California, 91330, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Student athlete at CSUN
  • Diagnosed with Osteochondral dissecans (OCD)
  • Underwent surgical procedure to treat OCD
  • Treated postoperatively by the team physical therapist and/or athletic trainers at CSUN.

Exclusion criteria

  • No concurrent ligamentous injures to the knee during the time of subject participation in the study

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Level of Function

    Time frame: Through study completion; an average of 6 months

    Determined by subject's ability to return to play of his/her respective sport

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pain

    Time frame: Monthly until the completion of the study; an average of 6 months

    Pain as measured by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), 0 (No pain) - 10 (Severe Pain)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

California State University, Northridge

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Examination and Post-operative Rehabilitation of University Athletes With Osteochondral Lesions of the Knee: A Case Series Report

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Mar 2, 2018
Registry last updated
Feb 11, 2019

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