Tag: Knee Problems

Change in body mass index associated with both onset and progression of the structural defects of knee osteoarthritis

Small reduction in pain, increased risk for serious adverse events seen with viscosupplementation versus placebo for knee osteoarthritis

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