A randomized trial of arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1097-1107

  Kirkley, Alexandra ^a   Birmingham, Trevor B ^a   Litchfield, Robert B ^a   Giffin, J Robert ^a   Willits, Kevin R ^a   Wong, Cindy J ^b   Feagan, Brian G ^a,b   Donner, Allan ^a,b   Griffin, Sharon H ^a   D'Ascanio, Linda M ^a   Pope, Janet E ^a,c   Fowler, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN SULFATE; GLUCOSAMINE; HYALURONIC ACID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; ARTHROSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; HOSPITALIZATION; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHROSCOPY; CHONDROITIN SULFATES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSAMINE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; IRRIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 51649088482     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0708333     Document Type: Article

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