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Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy Versus Exercise Therapy For Degenerative Meniscal Tears

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March 2025

Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy Versus Exercise Therapy For Degenerative Meniscal Tears

Vol: 307| Issue: 3| Number:46| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy versus exercise therapy for degenerative meniscal tears: 10-year follow-up of the OMEX randomised controlled trial.

Br J Sports Med. 2025 Jan 2;59(2):91-98.

Contributing Authors:
B Berg EM Roos M Englund NJ Kise L Engebretsen CN Eftang MA Risberg

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Synopsis

One hundred forty patients with degenerative meniscal tears and minimal knee OA were randomized to receive either arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) (n=70) or 12 weeks of exercise therapy (n=70). The primary outcome of interest was knee OA progression, assessed by the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) atlas sum score. Secondary outcomes included the incidence of radiograph...

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