Importance Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease, affecting an estimated
more than 240 million people worldwide, including an estimated more than 32 million in the …

Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee (nonarthroplasty) Evidence-Based Clinical
Practice Guideline is based on a systematic review of published studies for the …

Objective To determine the clinical effectiveness of common elective orthopaedic
procedures compared with no treatment, placebo, or non-operative care and assess the …

Background Both physical therapy and intraarticular injections of glucocorticoids have been
shown to confer clinical benefit with respect to osteoarthritis of the knee. Whether the short …

Objective To determine benefits and harms of arthroscopic knee surgery involving partial
meniscectomy, debridement, or both for middle aged or older patients with knee pain and …

Background Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy is one of the most common orthopedic
procedures, yet rigorous evidence of its efficacy is lacking. Methods We conducted a …

Purpose A degenerative meniscus lesion is a slowly developing process typically involving
a horizontal cleavage in a middle-aged or older person. When the knee is symptomatic …

Objective To determine if exercise therapy is superior to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy
for knee function in middle aged patients with degenerative meniscal tears. Design …

Importance Despite the importance of identifying and reducing wasteful health care use, few
direct measures of overuse have been developed. Direct measures are appealing because …

Meniscus injuries are prevalent in orthopedic diagnosis. The reconstruction of the structural
inhomogeneity and anisotropy of the meniscus is a major challenge in clinical practice …