Ochronotic arthritis mimicking as degenerative meniscal tear – a case report
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Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for degenerative meniscal tear.
To the Editor: Previous studies have suggested that partial meniscectomy has little benefit in patients with advanced osteoarthritis1,2 but some benefit in those with mild-to-moderate osteoarthritis.3 Sihvonen and colleagues (Dec. 26 issue)4 attempted to assess the benefit of partial meniscectomy in patients without osteoarthritis. However, although the authors excluded patients with radiograph...
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عنوان ژورنال: Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2334-1009
DOI: 10.13070/rs.en.1.715