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ArticleMedicine2020

Prior knee arthroscopy effects on subsequent total knee arthroplasty: A protocol of match-controlled study.

Feng Hu, Xulin Chen, Yingjie Wu, Wei Liu

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Article in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It carries an expression of concern. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A meta-analysis of the therapeutic effect of total knee replacement after knee arthroscopic surgery.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Feng HuDepartment of Orthopaedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University.
Xulin ChenDepartment of Orthopaedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University.
Yingjie WuDepartment of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi, China.
Wei LiuDepartment of Orthopaedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University.
Guangxi Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCurrently, there exists a paucity of literature about the impact of prior knee arthroscopy on subsequent total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The purpose of this study was to compare outcomes of patients undergoing TKA after prior knee arthroscopy with a matched cohort of control subjects with primary osteoarthritis and no history of arthroscopy.

methodsWe reviewed patients who underwent primary TKA at our academic center from January 2011 to December 2017. Of these, we included 68 patients (70 knees) that were performed TKA following knee arthroscopy. The groups were split by sex, age to within 6 years, and body mass index within 5 kg/m. A 1:2 matching algorithm was applied. Outcome measures included surgical time, intraoperative estimated blood loss, Oxford Knee Score, range of movement, complications, and revision rate.

resultsThis study had limited inclusion and exclusion criteria and a well-controlled intervention.

conclusionThis clinical trial is expected to determine whether prior knee arthroscopy is associated with reduced functional outcomes or increased risks of revision and complications following TKA.

trial registrationThis study protocol was registered in Research Registry (researchregistry5413).

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, KneeArthroscopyBlood Loss, SurgicalBody Mass IndexCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleOperative TimeOsteoarthritis, KneePostoperative ComplicationsRange of Motion, ArticularReoperationRetrospective StudiesTreatment Outcome

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PMID32332637
PMCPMC7220770
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