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A 12-week medical exercise therapy improves outcomes after degenerative meniscectomy

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October 2014

A 12-week medical exercise therapy improves outcomes after degenerative meniscectomy

Vol: 3| Issue: 10| Number:9| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

A 12-week medical exercise therapy program leads to significant improvement in knee function after degenerative meniscectomy: A randomized controlled trial with one year follow-up

J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2014 Jul;18(3):374-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2013.11.015. Epub 2013 Dec 11.

Contributing Authors:
H Osterås

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42 patients with knee pain (>2 months), who had undergone partial menisectomy for a degenerative meniscus tear were randomized to either supervised medical exercise therapy or no treatment. The study aimed to evaluate the clinical and functional outcomes up to 1 year. Results indicated that VAS scores, quadriceps muscle strength deficit, KOOS, HADS, one-leg jump test scores, and mean isokinetic bi...

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