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Degenerative meniscal tear: Medical exercise therapy possible alternative to arthroscopy

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March 2015

Degenerative meniscal tear: Medical exercise therapy possible alternative to arthroscopy

Vol: 4| Issue: 3| Number:13| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Medical exercise therapy, and not arthroscopic surgery, resulted in decreased depression and anxiety in patients with degenerative meniscus injury

J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2012 Oct;16(4):456-63. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2012.04.003. Epub 2012 May 4

Contributing Authors:
H Osteras B Osteras TA Torstensen

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17 patients with degenerative tears of the meniscus were randomized to undergo a 3 month medical exercise therapy (MET) program or arthroscopic partial meniscectomy. The purpose was to determine the effect of high-dose, high-repetition MET compared to arthroscopy in improving knee pain and knee-related quality of life. Outcomes were assessed at 3-month follow-up. The results indicated that MET and...

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