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NCT06863077

Knee Medial Collateral Ligament Recovery After Pie-Crusting Release Technique

Sponsor: Kastamonu University

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Summary

Medial meniscus tears requiring surgical interventions are mostly being done by arthroscopic procedures. During the arthroscopy, accessing the medial joint space is challenging. Because of this situation, pie-crusting of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) of the knee is described. This procedure is to release the MCL 1 cm distal to its origin with a needle-tip. This release provides enough space for both identifying the tear and also provides enough space to introduce necessary equipment in the joint space for repair. But there are some doubts about MCL release. Some authors suspected ongoing valgus instability after this procedure. Our aim is to identify the tension of MCL with USG shear wave elastography before the procedure, and 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 3 months postoperatively.

Official title: The Evaluation of Knee Medial Collateral Ligament Recovery With Shear-Wave Elastography After Pie-Crusting Release Technique

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - Any

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

30

Start Date

2025-01-22

Completion Date

2026-04-30

Last Updated

2026-03-10

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

PROCEDURE

MCL Pie-Crusting

Percutaneous MCL Pie-Crusting

Locations (1)

Kastamonu Education and Research Hospital

Kastamonu, Turkey (Türkiye)