This multicenter, randomized, sham-controlled trial involving patients with a degenerative medial meniscus tear showed that arthroscopic partial meniscectomy was not superior to sham surgery, with ...

The use of knee arthroscopy to treat degenerative meniscal tears is well established worldwide. However, with the advent of high quality randomised controlled trials questioning its value, ...

We believe these tears are more degenerative in nature, and there is no evidence to support that by repairing these medial meniscal root tears, knee degeneration will be postponed or stopped.

Background: Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative meniscal tears is a commonly performed procedure, yet the role of conservative treatment for these patients is unclear. This systematic review and ...

Outcomes after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy are no better than outcomes after sham surgery in patients with knee symptoms due to an apparent degenerative medial meniscus tear.

Our prevalence estimates of meniscal damage on MRI are similar to those of degenerative meniscal tears reported in an autopsy study from the 1970s (in which both knees were examined and tears were ...

The study included 140 adults (average age, 50) who had knee pain from a meniscal tear thought to be degenerative rather than the result of an accident or blow to the knee. Nearly all had no ...

In patients with a degenerative medial meniscal tear and no knee osteoarthritis, arthroscopic partial meniscectomy is no better than sham surgery, Finnish researchers report in the December 26 ...

Objective To determine if exercise therapy is superior to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for knee function in middle aged patients with degenerative meniscal tears. Design Randomised controlled ...