Increased risk for knee replacement surgery after arthroscopic surgery for degenerative meniscal tears: a multi-center longitudinal observational study using data from the osteoarthritis initiative

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 23-29

  Rongen, J J ^a   Rovers, M M ^b   van Tienen, T G ^c   Buma, P ^a   Hannink, G ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Kliniek Viasana   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Knee replacement; Meniscectomy; Meniscus; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE REPLACEMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; ARTHROSCOPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; INJURIES; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; MENISCUS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85006409714     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: 15229653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2016.09.013     Document Type: Article

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