Bone marrow injection during knee scope for cartilage or meniscus
Treatments studied
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This trial tests if adding a bone marrow injection to standard knee arthroscopy helps your knee heal better. It is for people with a torn meniscus or damaged cartilage who have healthy knee joints without arthritis.
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Who can take part
- You need a knee arthroscopy for a meniscus tear or a small area of cartilage damage.
- You must be between 18 and 64 years old.
- Your knee must have no signs of arthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence grade 0).
- The cartilage damage must be mild (Outerbridge grade 2 or lower).
- You cannot have had prior surgery on the same knee.
- You cannot be pregnant, have certain bleeding disorders, or inflammatory joint diseases.
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