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2022 Mar 03


Cochrane Database Syst Rev


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Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee disease (osteoarthritis including degenerative meniscal tears).

Authors

O'Connor D, Johnston RV, Brignardello-Petersen R, Poolman RW, Cyril S, Vandvik PO, Buchbinder R
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Mar 03; 3:CD014328.
PMID: 35238404.

Abstract

Arthroscopic knee surgery remains a common treatment for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, including for degenerative meniscal tears, despite guidelines strongly recommending against its use. This Cochrane Review is an update of a non-Cochrane systematic review published in 2017.