Status:

COMPLETED

Functional Surface Electromyogram of Knee Extensors in Healthy Humans and Patients With Patella-dislocation.

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Collaborating Sponsors:

Lab. for Orthopaedic Biomechanics, University of Basel

University Children's Hospital Basel

Conditions:

Patella-Dislocation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Brief Summary

The activation of the knee extensors in adults after patella dislocation. The kneecap can dislocate due to an accident or also only due to an interior turn in the stretched knee joint out of its slid...

Detailed Description

Introduction The kneecap can dislocate due to an accident or also only due to an interior turn in the stretched knee joint out of its sliding bearing. E. Arendt (Arendt 2002) wrote an overview work, i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient: Patella Dislocation before surgery
  • Control: healthy

Exclusion

  • Patient: Patella Dislocation not able to walk,
  • Patient: using orthosis or crutches
  • Control: knee injury (e.g. ACL-rupture)
  • Control: leg surgery in the last 5 years
  • Control: sport injury in the last 6 month (e.g. Muscle pulling)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2005

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00288847

Start Date

November 1 2005

End Date

December 1 2007

Last Update

September 22 2015

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Lab. for Orthopaedic Biomechanics, University of Basel

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland, 4056