Is arthroscopic surgery a beneficial treatment for knee osteoarthritis?

Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 122-123

  Nutton, Richard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; KNEE SURGERY; NOTE; PATIENT SELECTION; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 62849092186     PISSN: 17458382     EISSN: 17458390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncprheum1020     Document Type: Note

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