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Arthroscopic surgery for knee OA provides no additional benefit to physical therapy
April 2013
Arthroscopic surgery for knee OA provides no additional benefit to physical therapy
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
A Randomized Trial of Arthroscopic Surgery for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
N Engl J Med. 2008 Sep 11;359(11):1097-107.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
178 patients (>18 yr of age) with moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis of the knee were randomly assigned to surgical lavage and arthroscopic debridement together with optimized physical and medical therapy or to treatment with physical and medical therapy alone. Arthroscopic surgery for knee OA provided no additional clinical or symptomatic benefit over optimized physical and medical therapy.
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