Study of Surgical Treatment and Recovery in Patients with Stener-like Medial Collateral Ligament Injuries and Related Knee Damage

What this Trial Is About

The knee joint is stabilized by four main ligaments, and injuries involving two or more of these ligaments are called multiligamentous knee injuries. These injuries often result from high-energy trauma and cause significant functional problems. One specific injury studied here is the Stener-like lesion of the medial collateral ligament MCL, where the ligament detaches at its lower tibial insertion and is blocked from healing naturally by nearby tendons. This injury usually occurs with other ligament or bone damage and requires surgery. Due to limited research and small study sizes on this rare injury, a comprehensive clinical study is needed to better understand it and improve surgical treatment standards. This observational study follows patients who have undergone surgical re-insertion of the distal medial collateral ligament starting from January 2020 through December 2027. It includes patients with isolated MCL injuries as well as those with combined injuries like multiligament damage or bone fractures on the same knee. The study tracks patients aged 12 to 65 years at surgery who have confirmed diagnosis by MRI or imaging and who have consented to participate. Participants will be assessed for at least 24 months after surgery using several tools including the Lysholm Knee Score, KT-1000 Arthrometer, KIRA Accelerometer, anterior drawer test, visual analog scale VAS, Tegner Score, and the International Knee Documentation Committee IKDC evaluation. Researchers will also monitor return to sports, complications, further interventions, and radiographic outcomes. This study aims to provide standardized data on recovery and function after surgery for this specific ligament injury.

Clinical-instrumental Evaluation and Assessment of Return to Sports Activity in Patients Surgically Treated for Isolated "Stener-like" Lesions of the Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) or in the Context of Multiligament Injuries and Articular Fractures