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Knee surgery in kids: how well does it hold up over years?

NCT ID NCT06257836

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study checks how well a surgery to fix a loose kneecap works in children over 2 to 8 years. It involves 160 kids who had the surgery and compares them to healthy children of the same age and gender. The goal is to see how the knee feels and functions long after the operation.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 160 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Mar 2024

Expected to finish

Jun 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Patients who have undergone MPFL quadriceps surgery as children in the period 2016-2022 at Aarhus University Hospital and have more than 2 years of follow-up. The patients will be 14-23 years old at the time of referral.

Ages

14 to 23 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria - Intervention group: * MPFL-reconstruction with Quadriceps tendon graft * Open physis at surgery date * Minimum 2 years Follow up Exclusion Criteria - Intervention group: * More surgeries in index knee * MPFL-r in opposite knee * MPFL revision in index knee Inclusion Criteria - Healthy group: * No knee problems Exclusion Criteria - Healthy group * None * No knee problems

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Division of Sports Trauma, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99

    Aarhus N, 8200, Denmark

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