Structural pathology is not related to patient-reported pain and function in patients undergoing meniscal surgery

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 525-530

  Tornbjerg, Simon Maretti ^a,b   Nissen, Nis ^b   Englund, Martin ^c,d   Jørgensen, Uffe ^e   Schjerning, Jeppe ^f   Lohmander, L Stefan ^c   Thorlund, Jonas Bloch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b KOLDING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Knee; Meniscus; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROSCOPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; TIBIAL MENISCUS INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROSCOPY; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; TIBIAL MENISCUS INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84988481804     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096456     Document Type: Article

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