Background Whether arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for symptomatic patients with a
meniscal tear and knee osteoarthritis results in better functional outcomes than nonoperative …

Importance Despite recent studies suggesting arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) is
not more effective than physical therapy (PT), the procedure is still frequently performed in …

Background Osteoarthritis affecting the knee is common and represents a continuum of
disease from early cartilage thinning to full‐thickness cartilage loss, bony erosion, and …

Importance There is a paucity of high-quality evidence about the long-term effects (ie, 3-5
years and beyond) of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy vs exercise-based physical therapy …

Objective Meniscal tears occur frequently in the population and the most common surgical
treatment, arthroscopic partial meniscectomy, is performed in approximately two million …

Clinical relevance and statistical significance are different concepts, linked via the sample
size calculation. Threshold values for detecting a minimal important change over time are …

Objectives To examine whether physical therapy (PT) is cost-effective compared with
arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) in patients with a non-obstructive meniscal tear …

Background: Responsiveness and the minimal important change (MIC) are important
measurement properties to evaluate treatment effects and to interpret clinical trial results …

Background Arthroscopic knee surgery remains a common treatment for symptomatic knee
osteoarthritis, including for degenerative meniscal tears, despite guidelines strongly …

Purpose Marker‐by‐treatment analyses are promising new methods in internal medicine,
but have not yet been implemented in orthopaedics. With this analysis, specific cut‐off points …