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Arthroscopy versus control interventions for mensical tear

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February 2016

Arthroscopy versus control interventions for mensical tear

Vol: 5| Issue: 2| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Meta-analysis/Systematic Review
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee: systematic review and meta-analysis of benefits and harms

BMJ. 2015 Jun 16;350:h2747

Contributing Authors:
JB Thorlund CB Juhl EM Roos LS Lohmander

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9 randomized controlled trials were included in a 'benefits' analysis, and 2 RCTs and 7 observational/registry studies in a 'harms' analysis comparing arthroscopic interventions for a meniscus tear, both in the presence and absence of radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis, to control interventions. In the 'benefits' analysis, the pooled results demonstrated a slight benefit of arthroscopy for pa...

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