Journal article
The effects of neuromuscular exercise on medial knee joint load post-arthroscopic partial medial meniscectomy: 'SCOPEX' a randomised control trial protocol
M Hall, RS Hinman, TV Wrigley, EM Roos, PW Hodges, M Staples, KL Bennell
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Published : 2012
Abstract
Background: Meniscectomy is a risk factor for knee osteoarthritis, with increased medial joint loading a likely contributor to the development and progression of knee osteoarthritis in this group. Therefore, post-surgical rehabilitation or interventions that reduce medial knee joint loading have the potential to reduce the risk of developing or progressing osteoarthritis. The primary purpose of this randomised, assessor-blind controlled trial is to determine the effects of a home-based, physiotherapist-supervised neuromuscular exercise program on medial knee joint load during functional tasks in people who have recently undergone a partial medial meniscectomy. Methods/design. 62 people aged ..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This trial is being funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (Program grant #631717). None of the funders have any role in the study other than to provide funding. KLB is partly funded by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship. The authors would like to thank Mr. Ben Metcalf for providing the randomisation schedule and preparing the envelopes. We thank Mr. Joel Martin for his assistance with participant randomisation. The study physiotherapists providing the physiotherapy treatments are Gabrielle Molan, Andrew Kokinos, Ian McFarland, John Pompei, Laurie McCormack, Nick Economos, Riley Bodger, Richard McGlynn, Josh Heery, Cameron Bicknell, Anthony Fernon and Marie-Louise Francken. The orthopaedic surgeons kindly providing access to patient records are Mr. Tim Whitehead, Mr. Robert Steele, Mr. Cameron Norsworthy, Mr. Rohan Price and Prof. Julian Feller from Orthosport Victoria, Melbourne, Australia and Mr. Hayden Morris MrChris Kondogiannis and Mr. Peter Gard from The Park Clinic, Melbourne, Australia.