Trial reportBMJ (Clinical research ed.)2017
Patient reported outcomes in patients undergoing arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for traumatic or degenerative meniscal tears: comparative prospective cohort study.
Trial report in BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01871272 (Knee Arthroscopy Cohort Southern Denmark), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Knee Arthroscopy Cohort Southern Denmark (KACS)
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 85 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Half Minimally Invasive Strabismus Surgery (MISS): A single para-muscular approach to horizontal muscle strabismus surgery.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2022Trial
- Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for a degenerative meniscus tear: a 5 year follow-up of the placebo-surgery controlled FIDELITY (Finnish Degenerative Meniscus Lesion Study) trial.British journal of sports medicine · 2020Trial
- Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy versus placebo surgery for a degenerative meniscus tear: a 2-year follow-up of the randomised controlled trial.Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2018Trial
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- Comparing participants from a randomized trial and screened non-participants: Implications for generalizability of surgery and exercise therapy in young adults with meniscal tears.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
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- Predictors of Postoperative Outcomes after Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy: A Retrospective Analysis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- Comparative, Controlled, Retrospective Study of Patient-Reported Outcomes After Meniscectomy With Adjunctive Use of Platelet-Rich Plasma or Amniotic Umbilical Cord Tissue.Ochsner journal · 2024Article
- In-office needle arthroscopy is a cost-effective alternative for operating room diversion in medial meniscectomy: a financial analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Current Controversies in Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2022Review
- Association Between Baseline Meniscal Symptoms and Outcomes of Operative and Nonoperative Treatment of Meniscal Tear in Patients With Osteoarthritis.Arthritis care & research · 2022Article
- Macroscopic Synovial Inflammation Correlates with Symptoms and Cartilage Lesions in Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy: A Clinical Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Strength of interference screw fixation of meniscus prosthesis matches native meniscus attachments.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- Histologic and molecular features in pathologic human menisci from knees with and without osteoarthritis.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2022Article
- Patient's subjective knee function 3-5 years following partial meniscectomy or meniscus repair compared to a normal population: a retrospective cohort study.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2022Article
- Medial meniscus posterior root repair reduces the extruded meniscus volume during knee flexion with favorable clinical outcome.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Article
- Lower nationwide rates of arthroscopic procedures in 2016 compared with 1997 (634925 total arthroscopic procedures): has the tide turned?British journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- Evaluation of biomarkers of joint damage in patients subjected to arthroscopy.International orthopaedics · 2021Article
- Time to Achievement of Clinically Significant Outcomes After Isolated Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy: A Multivariate Analysis.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo compare patient reported outcomes from before surgery to 52 weeks after surgery between individuals undergoing arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for traumatic meniscal tears and those for degenerative meniscal tears.
designComparative prospective cohort study.
settingFour public orthopaedic departments in the Region of Southern Denmark. Participants were recruited between 1 February 2013 and 31 January 2014, and at one of the original four hospitals from 1 February 2014 to 31 January 2015.
participantsIndividuals selected from Knee Arthroscopy Cohort Southern Denmark, aged 18-55, and undergoing arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for a traumatic or degenerative meniscal tear (defined by a combination of age and symptom onset).
interventionsBoth participant groups underwent arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for a meniscal tear, with operating surgeons recording relevant information on knee pathology. Patient reported outcomes were recorded via online questionnaires.
main outcome measuresPrimary outcome was the average between-group difference in change on four of five subscales of the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS). The four subscales covered pain, symptoms, sport and recreational function, and quality of life (KOOS
results397 eligible adults (42% women) with a traumatic or degenerative meniscal tear (n=141, mean age 38.7 years (standard deviation 10.9); n=256, 46.6 years (6.4); respectively) were included in the main analysis. At 52 weeks after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy, 55 (14%) patients were lost to follow-up. Statistically, participants with degenerative meniscal tears had a significantly larger improvement in KOOS
conclusionsThese results question the current tenet that patients with traumatic meniscal tears experience greater improvements in patient reported outcomes after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy than patients with degenerative tears.Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT01871272.
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