TerminatedNot Applicable

Assessment Micro-anatomy of the Menisci and Cartilage After Isolated Acute ACL Injury With MRI at 7T

Stopped: Difficult Recruiting. Too few patients.

Switzerland23 participantsStarted 2021-04-22

Plain-language summary

Study population The investigator set the sample size to 200 patients. Primary outcome * Diagnostic accuracy of ultrahigh field MRI (T7) compared to high field MRI (T3 or less) for detection of meniscal injuries associated with acute ACL injury Secondary outcome * Influence of 1) Location of injury and 2) meniscal tear pattern (modified WORMS18,19) on the sensitivity of high field MRI compared to ultrahigh field MRI for detection of meniscal tears

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Presumed isolated, acute rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (trauma not older than 4 weeks) diagnosed by high-field MRI (3 Tesla or less) at Balgrist. * Written informed consent of the study participant * Age 18 years or older Exclusion Criteria: * Previous knee surgery or trauma * Presence of concomitant meniscal injury on high-field MRI (3 Tesla or less) * Advanced gonarthrosis (Kellgren-Lawrence score greater than 2). * Contraindication to the performance of MRI * Unsigned informed consent * Inability to follow study procedures (e.g., due to cognitive impairment) or inadequate knowledge of project language * Pregnancy

What they're measuring

Frequency of occoult meniscus lesions detected in UHF-MRI

Timeframe: 12 month

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05433012

SponsorBalgrist University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-08-31

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