Long-term effects of exercise therapy versus arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for degenerative meniscal tear : A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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BACKGROUND: Degenerative meniscal tear (DMT) is common in the elderly population. However, there has been controversy over the treatment of DMT regarding whether to adopt arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) or exercise therapy (ET). In order to compare the long-term outcomes between the two treatment methods, we conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with long-term follow-up.

METHODS: PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, and Web of Science were last searched on 16 April 2023 for studies on DMT that compared the clinical outcomes between APM and ET. The subjective outcomes of the comparison include the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), which consists of five sub-scales: pain, symptoms, activities of daily living (ADL), sport and recreation (Sport/recreation), and quality of life (QOL). The objective outcome includes knee osteoarthritis progression.

RESULTS: We identified 6 potentially eligible trials, including 1078 participants, from the literature search. ET showed a lower risk of knee osteoarthritis progression than APM (RR, 1·27; 95%CI 1·05 to 1·53). There were no statistically significant differences in the KOOS-pain, KOOS-symptoms, KOOS-ADL, KOOS-Sport/recreation, and KOOS-QOL between the two treatment methods.

CONCLUSION: For the treatment of DMT, ET showed a lower risk of knee osteoarthritis progression than APM. ET and APM had comparable effects on subjective outcomes including pain management and knee function. Therefore, it is not recommended to use APM but rather recommended to use ET for treating APM.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Asian journal of surgery - (2024) vom: 25. März

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Meng, Jiahao [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Hang [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Yifan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Weijie [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Yumei [VerfasserIn]
Xiong, Yilin [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Shuguang [VerfasserIn]

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Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy
Degenerative meniscal tear
Exercise therapy
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Date Revised 26.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.03.091

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NLM370212991