ACP Journal Club. Surgery and physical therapy did not differ for function in meniscal tears with knee osteoarthritis.

Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy for Painful Degenerative Meniscal Tears in the Presence of Knee Osteoarthritis in Patients Older than 50 Years of Age: Predictors of an Early (1 to 5 Years) Total Knee Replacement

  Background: The role of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) for painful degenerative meniscal tears (PDMT) is currently controversial. To define the rate of early (1 to 5 years) conversion to total knee replacement (TKR) and their predictors after APM for PDMT in patients with knee osteoarthritis and more than 50 years of age. Methods: Retrospective cohort study of patients more than...

Risk factors for meniscal tears: a systematic review including meta-analysis.

STUDY DESIGN Systematic review with meta-analysis. OBJECTIVES To review and critically appraise the literature for factors that increase the risk for meniscal tears. BACKGROUND Meniscal tears are an important cause of disability and time lost from work, and are associated with a 4-fold increase in the long-term risk of knee osteoarthritis. Knowledge of the risk factors that lead to meniscal...

Arthroscopic surgery was not effective for relieving pain or improving function in osteoarthritis of the knee.

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Meniscal pathology - the evidence for treatment

Whilst arthroscopic surgery for the treatment of meniscal tears is the most commonly performed orthopaedic surgery, meniscal tears at the knee are frequently identified on magnetic resonance imaging in adults with and without knee pain. The evidence for arthroscopic treatment of meniscal tears is controversial and lacks a supporting evidence base; it may be no more efficacious than conservative...

Review: physical diagnostic tests have low diagnostic accuracy for meniscal lesions of the knee.