Arthroscopic surgery did not provide additional benefit to physical and medical therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee: Commentary

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1281-

  Moseley, Bruce ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HYALURONIC ACID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CRYOTHERAPY; DISABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOME PHYSIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOTE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SYNOVECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX;

EID: 70350068213     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.9105.ebo3     Document Type: Note

References (2)

1. Moseley JB, O'Malley K, Petersen NJ, Menke TJ, Brody BA, Kuykendall DH, Hollingsworth JC, Ashton CM, Wray NP. A controlled trial of arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee. N Engl J Med. 2002;347:81-88 (Pubitemid 34753477)
2. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee (non-arthroplasty). Full guideline. 2008 Dec 6. http://www.aaos.org/ Research/guidelines/OAKguideline.pdf. Accessed March 24, 2009.