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ArticleJournal of orthopaedics

Clinical outcomes of diffuse PVNS of the knee following arthroscopic complete synovectomy±posterior open resection.

Alexander Kerschner, David King, Carole Vetter

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Article in Journal of orthopaedics. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alexander KerschnerDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA.
David KingDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA.
Carole VetterDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA.
Medical College of Wisconsin · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis study compares recurrence rates and functional outcomes of patients who underwent anterior arthroscopic synovectomy versus combined anterior arthroscopic/posterior open synovectomy for diffuse pigmented villonodular synovitis (DPVNS).

methods41 patients were grouped by initial procedure and tracked for disease recurrence and functional outcomes (Lysholm Scale).

results24 patients (58.5%) had disease recurrence [16 (57.1%) arthroscopic, 8 (61.5%) combined, chi-square test p = 0.81]. The combined procedure mean Lysholm Score (75.4) exceeded the arthroscopic (68.1) (two-sample

conclusionsThere is no statistical evidence that the combined procedure harms functionality more than arthroscopic only or that recurrence rates differ between treatment methods.

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DPVNSLysholm scoreSynovial membraneTumor recurrence

Identifiers

PMID34759596
PMCPMC8556593
OpenAlexW3207483472

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