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Knee Medial Collateral Ligament Recovery After Pie-Crusting Release Technique
Sponsor: Kastamonu University
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
MCL Pie-Crusting
Percutaneous MCL Pie-Crusting
Locations (1)
Kastamonu Education and Research Hospital
Kastamonu, Turkey (Türkiye)