Tag: Knee Problems

Exercise-based physical therapy noninferior to arthroscopic surgery for degenerative meniscal tear with regard to patient-reported knee function

Those who walked for exercise had reduced likelihood of new frequent knee pain and medial joint space narrowing

For teens at high risk for failed ACLR, lateral extra-articular tenodesis with modified Lemaire technique used in conjunction with ACLR

Similar one-year outcomes seen for active young adults with early surgery versus exercise therapy and education with option for later surgery

Significant increase in utilization and associated costs seen among physicians' assistants and nurse practitioners

No difference seen in change in median tibial cartilage volume at 12 months for platelet-rich plasma versus saline placebo injections

Education and exercise program, with and without dietary intervention, better than education only for knee osteoarthritis

No association found for measurement of physiological energy expenditure or time spent in recreational physical activity with risk for knee OA

Greater improvements in KOOS Overall and KOOS Pain seen in patients receiving synthetic medial meniscus implant versus nonsurgical care

Use of interference screw versus cross-pin for femoral fixation linked to better outcomes at six years