Does arthroscopic knee surgery work?

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 544-545

  Krych, Aaron J ^a   Carey, James L ^b   Marx, Robert G ^c   Dahm, Diane L ^a   Sennett, Brian J ^b   Stuart, Michael J ^a   Levy, Bruce A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE PAIN; LAVAGE; MENISCECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROSCOPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; LACERATIONS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84898418269     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2014.02.012     Document Type: Article

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