Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy or Conservative Treatment for Nonobstructive Meniscal Tears: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1855-1865.e4

  van de Graaf, Victor A ^a   Wolterbeek, Nienke ^b   Mutsaerts, Eduard L A R ^a   Scholtes, Vanessa A B ^a   Saris, Daniel B F ^c   de Gast, Arthur ^d   Poolman, Rudolf W ^a  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC PARTIAL MENISCECTOMY; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE INJURY AND OSTEOARTHRITIS OUTCOME SCORE; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; LYSHOLM SCORE; MENISCECTOMY; META ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE MENISCUS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TIBIAL MENISCUS INJURIES;

CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MENISCI, TIBIAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIBIAL MENISCUS INJURIES;

EID: 84990946219     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2016.05.036     Document Type: Article

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