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Post-traumatic and OA-related Knee Changes After Meniscal Injury

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July 2025

Post-traumatic and OA-related Knee Changes After Meniscal Injury

Vol: 307| Issue: 7| Number:44| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Post-traumatic and OA-related lesions in the knee at baseline and 2 years after traumatic meniscal injury: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

Osteoarthritis Cartilage . 2025 May;33(5):647-655.

Contributing Authors:
SJA van der Graaff EHG Oei M Reijman L Steenbekkers M van Middelkoop RA van der Heijden DE Meuffels

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Synopsis

Ninety-nine patients with recent traumatic, MRI-verified isolated meniscal tears and no radiographic osteoarthritis were randomized to either arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (n=48) or standardized physical therapy with optional delayed arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (n=51). The primary outcome was progression of bone marrow lesions (BMLs), cartilage defects, and osteophytes on MRI at 24 month...

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