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The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of grades of chondromalacia on static and dynamic balance.
Chondromalacia patellae is a very common disorder which is characterized by softening, swelling, fraying, fissuring, and erosion of hyaline cartilage overlying the patella. Patellar chondromalacia could be observed as a cause of patellofemoral pain, as well as in patients with osteoarthritis, in patients with knee trauma, or even in asymptomatic patients.
Balance, as an essential function in human daily life and activities, can be defined as central nervous system input. Postural control can be divided into static balance and dynamic balance; static balance controls the oscillation amplitude of the body, and dynamic balance uses the body's internal and external information to analyze factors that influence the stability of interference (Such as walking, pushing and pulling),and to maintain postural control. The perfect combination of static and dynamic balance is key to normal activities of the human daily life.
100 patients, 80 with different grades of chondromalacia (Grade I, II, III, IV) with 20 participants in each group and 20 healthy participants in the control group will be recruited for the study to assess the effect of different chondromalacia grades on static and dynamic balance.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control Group | Control group of 20 healthy patients Normal MRI Study | ||
| grade I chondromalacia. | Experimental group of 20 patients with grade I chondromalacia Softening and swelling, intact surface Nearly normal (soft indentation and/or superficial fissures and cracks) Increased T2 signal intensity of morphologically normal cartilage | ||
| grade II chondromalacia | Experimental group of 20 patients with grade II chondromalacia. Fragmentation and fissuring of articular cartilage affecting an area of less than 0.5 inches Abnormal (lesions extending to <50% of cartilage depth) A: Superficial partial-thickness cartilage defect <50% of total articular surface thickness B: Deep partial-thickness cartilage defect >50% of total articular surface thickness | ||
| grade III chondromalacia | Experimental group of 20 patients with grade III chondromalacia Fragmentation and fissuring of articular cartilage affecting an area greater than 0.5 inches Severely abnormal (lesions extending >50% of cartilage depth, but not through subchondral bone) Full-thickness cartilage defect | ||
| grade IV chondromalacia | Experimental group of 20 patients with grade IV chondromalacia Cartilage erosion to bone Lesions involving subchondral bone |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Measuring static and dynamic balance | Measuring static and dynamic balance using biodex balance system | up to four weeks |
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100 patients, 80 with different grades of chondromalacia (Grade I, II, III, IV) with 20 participants in each group and 20 healthy participants in the control group will be recruited for the study.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selwan Khaled Ayad, teacher Assistant | Contact | +201064709563 | selwan_kayad@outlook.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Selwan Khaled Ayad, Teacher Assistant | Cairo University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of physical therapy Cairo University | Recruiting | Giza | 12518 | Egypt |
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| ID | Term |
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| D046789 | Chondromalacia Patellae |
| ID | Term |
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| D002357 | Cartilage Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| D003240 | Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
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