Does Knee Arthroscopy for Treatment of Meniscal Damage with Osteoarthritis Delay Knee Replacement Compared to Physical Therapy Alone?

Conclusions: For patients with meniscal damage complicated by OA, those who underwent KA were 30% more likely to have partial or total knee replacement surgery at any given time than those who had PT alone. PMID: 32904116 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32904116?dopt=Abstract

Source: Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery - September 11, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Clin Orthop Surg Source Type: research