Observational studyKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2018
Meniscus surgery is still widely performed in the treatment of degenerative meniscus tears in The Netherlands.
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- Dutch Guideline on Knee Arthroscopy Part 1, the meniscus: a multidisciplinary review by the Dutch Orthopaedic Association.Acta orthopaedica · 2021Guideline
- Radiographic Changes Five Years After Treatment of Meniscal Tear and Osteoarthritic Changes.Arthritis care & research · 2025Trial
- Effect of Physical Therapy vs Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy in People With Degenerative Meniscal Tears: Five-Year Follow-up of the ESCAPE Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2022Trial
- An individualized decision between physical therapy or surgery for patients with degenerative meniscal tears cannot be based on continuous treatment selection markers: a marker-by-treatment analysis of the ESCAPE study.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Trial
- Meniscal allograft transplantation in The Netherlands: long-term survival, patient-reported outcomes, and their association with preoperative complaints and interventions.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Trial
- How do the costs of physical therapy and arthroscopic partial meniscectomy compare? A trial-based economic evaluation of two treatments in patients with meniscal tears alongside the ESCAPE study.British journal of sports medicine · 2020Trial
- Modeling Health Effects of Alternative Treatment Options during Surgical Delay to Inform Prioritization of Surgical Care.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making · 2026Article
- Back to the Future? Institutional Learning Curves and Intraoperative Fracture Rates Associated With Adoption of a Cemented Composite Beam Stem for Hemiarthroplasty.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Knowledge translation and exercise for degenerative meniscal pathology and early osteoarthritis (KNEE-DEeP): Protocol for a single arm feasibility study.HRB open research · 2025Article
- Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for the degenerative meniscus tear: a comparison of patients included in RCTs and prospective cohort studies.Acta orthopaedica · 2023Article
- The Proportion of Meniscus Tears Considered Repairable, and Thus Repaired, Increased During a Single Surgeon's Practice of 20 Years.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- "You're stuck in the middle here": a qualitative study of GPs' experiences of managing knee pain attributed to a degenerative meniscal tear.BMC primary care · 2023Article
- The value of reducing arthroscopic partial meniscectomy in the treatment of degenerative meniscus tears: a budget impact analysis.International journal of technology assessment in health care · 2023Article
- No decrease in incidence of arthroscopic meniscectomy in a Canadian province.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Article
- Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy: did it ever work?Acta orthopaedica · 2021Article
- Changes in healthcare utilisation for paediatric tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in the Netherlands: a population-based study.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2021Article
- Chondral lesions at the medial femoral condyle, meniscal degeneration, anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency, and lateral meniscal tears impair the middle-term results after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Article
- 3D Bioprinted Highly Elastic Hybrid Constructs for Advanced Fibrocartilaginous Tissue Regeneration.Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society · 2020Article
- Can the results of a randomized controlled trial change the treatment preferences of orthopaedic surgeons?Bone & joint open · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeStudies have demonstrated rising incidences of meniscus procedures for degenerative meniscus tears in several countries, despite accumulating evidence that questions the efficacy of the treatment. It is not clear if this rise in incidences also applies to the practice of arthroscopic surgery in the Netherlands. The objective of this study was, therefore, to evaluate the number of meniscal surgeries performed in the Netherlands between 2005 and 2014.
methodsWe used registry-based data on meniscal surgeries that originated from Dutch national hospital basic care registrations from 2005 to 2014. Poisson regression models were used to test differences in incidences of meniscus surgeries performed in the Netherlands between 2005 and 2014, and to find out if changes in incidences over this period differed for younger and older patients.
resultsThe number of meniscus surgeries was highest in patients aged 40-65 years, who accounted for half of the total number of meniscal surgeries. The incidences of meniscus surgeries decreased from 2005 to 2014 (p < 0.001); this decrease was observed in all age groups, although the decrease in incidences was more pronounced for younger patients (aged less than 40 years) compared to middle-aged and older patients (aged 40 years and older) (p < 0.001).
conclusionsThe implementation of a nationwide guideline for arthroscopic procedures for meniscus tears may have contributed to a decrease in incidences of meniscus procedures. Despite accumulating evidence that questions the rationalisation and effectiveness of the treatment, meniscus surgery is still widely performed in the treatment of degenerative meniscus tears in the Netherlands, demonstrating a delay in the dissemination, acceptance, and implementation of clinical evidence in the practice of arthroscopic surgery in the Netherlands. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II.
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