A Nanoscopic Second Look Into the Knee Joint, What Have We Learned?
Angelina Vera MD
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to look at how well different surgeries heal over time in patients that have previously undergone arthroscopic knee interventions. These procedures may include cartilage repair or grafting, meniscus repair or trimming, ligament reconstruction, cartilage smoothing, and treatments such as amniotic tissue or platelet rich plasma (PRP). Using a very small camera called a nanoarthroscope, doctors will take a "second look" inside the knee after surgery to see how it has healed. These findings will be compared to patient-reported outcomes, such as pain and function scores, as well as images taken during the original surgery. The goal is to determine whether this second look provides useful information that can help guide recovery and future care.
Description
The purpose of this study is to examine the healing potential and mid to long term outcomes of various orthopaedic surgical interventions within the knee joint through a novel modality, bedside nanoarthroscopy. These interventions include but are not limited to: autocartilage grafting, biocartilage grafting, meniscus repair, partial meniscectomy, ligament reconstruction, chondroplasty, as well as amnion placement and platelet rich plasma injection. The "second look" nanoscopic outcomes will be compared to the gold standard patient reported outcome measures as well as time of surgery arthroscop…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 years and older who have undergone or are scheduled to undergo arthroscopic knee intervention. * Eligible procedures include meniscus repair, biocartilage procedures, and other arthroscopic biologic interventions of the knee * Ability to understand and provide informed consent * Agreement to undergo postoperative in-clinic second-look nanoscopic arthroscopy of the knee. Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to undergo postoperative in-clinic second-look nanoscopic arthroscopy of the knee. * Inability to provide informed consent. * Individuals who are not yet adu…
Interventions
- ProcedureNanoscopic Arthroscopy of the Knee
Participants who agree to participate will undergo a postoperative in-clinic nanoscopic arthroscopy of the knee at a routine follow-up visit. A small nanoscope will be inserted into the knee joint in a clinic setting to obtain images that will be used for comparison to the arthroscopic images taken from their surgery and preoperative MRI images. The estimated healing will then be recorded and compared with patient reported outcome survey scores.
Location
- University Medical Center of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada