Evaluation of Subchondroplasty™ for Defects Associated With Bone Marrow Lesions (NCT01621893) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Evaluation of Subchondroplasty™ for Defects Associated With Bone Marrow Lesions
United States70 participantsStarted 2012-03-26
Plain-language summary
Studying long-term changes in a sub-set of patients who undergo the Subchondroplasty procedure including changes in pain, function, and overall health.
Who can participate
Age range40 Years – 70 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Subject is 40-70 of age and skeletally mature
* Subject BMI is \< 40
* Subject has experienced pain in knee for at least 3 months
* BML is confirmed on T2 weighted MR Imaging by presence of white signal
* Subject has single BML of tibia, single BML of femur, or adjoining BML's of tibia \& femur
* Baseline KOOS pain subscore is ≤65
* Subject's involved knee alignment is defined radiographically as one of the following: Neutral, ≤ to 7 degrees mechanical varus or \< 7.5 degrees mechanical valgus
* Subject's ACL and PCL ligaments are intact
* Subject has failed no more than one operative treatment on treatment knee, and none within 6 months prior to enrollment
* Subject is willing and able to sign a written consent form
* The subject has the mental capacity and the willingness to comply with the specified follow-up evaluations, and can be contacted by telephone by the site personnel.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Surgeon deems subject's pain to be primarily related to an alternate condition such as a baker cyst, synovitis, meniscal pathology, or other
* BML caused by acute trauma
* Subject is not neurologically intact (sensory, motor, and reflex deficit)
* Subject is insulin dependent
* Subject has a history of any invasive malignancy (except non-melanoma skin cancer), unless treated with curative intent and with no clinical signs or symptoms of the malignancy for 5 years
* Subject with primary bone tumor in the knee area
* Subject anticipates having a lower ext…