| Study |
Background |
Inclusion/Exclusion |
Details |
Elbow OCD
Study Providers
Bohn |
2 year follow up of patient reported outcomes |
+ Age 11 or older
+ OCD lesion of the elbow confirmed by x-ray or MRI
+ Operative or non-operative treatment are both accepted
- Younger than age 11 |
Follow up questionnaires completed at 3m, 6m, 1y and 2y from time of enrollment
No Patient compensation provided |
ROCK (OCD)
Study Providers
Nelson
Tompkins
Macalena (UMN) |
Long term follow up of patients with OCD lesion of the knee. Consortium or 16 institutions around the US who have created the ROCK group to study the disease |
+ Age 7 or older
+ OCD lesion of the knee confirmed by x-ray or MRI
+ Operative or non-operative treatment pathways are both accepted
- Younger than age 7 |
Follow up questionnaires completed at 2y, 5y, 10y, 15y, and 25y from time of enrollment
No patient compensation provided
|
JUPITER
(Patellar Instability)
Study Providers
Tompkins |
2 year follow up of operative or non-operative patella instability. Consortium of 14 sites around the US |
+ Age 10-25
+ Confirmed patellar instability event (dislocation or subluxation)
+ Operative or non-operative treatment pathways are both accepted
- Habitual Patellar dislocation
- Congenital or permanent dislocation
- Multi-ligamentous knee injury |
Follow up questionnaires completed at 6m, 1y, 2y from time of enrollment
No patient compensation provided |
UE Functional Test
(Non-Op)
Study Providers
Kofoed |
Responsiveness and clinical utility of an upper extremity functional test following a shoulder instability episode treated non-operatively |
+ Age 16-30
+ Diagnosed shoulder instability dislocation/subluxation or symptoms in the presence of excessive laxity
-Additional injury history to either upper extremity
|
Functional and subjective testing within 21 days of instability episode treated non-operatively and testing again 6 weeks later
$25 gift card is provided upon study completion |
1st Time Dislocators (OP)
Study Providers
Nelson
Braman
Tompkins
Walsh |
Determine how quickly patients can safely return to sport following arthroscopic bankart repair for shoulder instability |
+ Age 16-30
+ First time shoulder dislocation or major subluxation event
+ Anterior shoulder dislocation with associated bankart lesion (<25% of glenoid)
+ Participation in the past year in a competitive sport (Varsity, JV, HS Association, Intramural or Recreational)
- Recurrent shoulder dislocations
- HAGL lesion
- Neurologic or vascular injury
- Previous shoulder surgery
- Glenoid fracture
- Concomitant injury that would affect return to sport |
Participants will be released to activity by PT as tolerated
Functional and subjective testing for 2 years after surgery (6 visits and 2 phone calls)
Required accelerated rehabilitation protocol
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Non-displaced
Scaphoid Fracture
Study Providers
Bohn |
Evaluate the safety of allowing scaphoid fx treated surgically to accelerate rehab and allow minimally restricted return to activity immediately after surgery |
+ Age 18-50
+ Isolated closed, non-displaced scaphoid fx
+ ≤ 1mm displacement on CT
+ Surgery within 3 weeks of injury
- Previous wrist injury or surgery
- Hx of rheumatologic or osteoporotic disease
- Steroid use in last 6 months
- Current nicotine use |
Accelerated rehabilitation and return to activity or work as tolerated per MD
Functional and subjective testing for 6 months after surgery (8 visits) |
GelrinC
(Knee cartilage)
Study Providers
Nelson
Tompkins
Macalena (UMN) |
Evaluating GelrinC hydrogel – applied to cartilage lesions of the femoral condyle treated with microfracture.
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+ Age 18-50
+ Single (only 1) cartilage defect of the femoral condyle 1cm2 – 5 cm2
+ BMI< 35
- Meniscus tear
- Grade III or IV symptomatic lesions
- Advanced OA
- Ligamentous injury
- Alignment varus/valgus >5 degrees
- Hyaluronic acid or cortisone injection in last 3 months |
Additional study MRIs
Patient questionnaires completed at all follow up visits
Patient stipend
Follow up at 2w, 6w, 3m, 6m, 12m, 18m, 2y, 3y, 4y, 5y |
