Early Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Changes in Patients With Meniscal Tear and Osteoarthritis: Eighteen-Month Data From a Randomized Controlled Trial of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy Versus Physical Therapy.
Jamie E CollinsElena LosinaRobert G MarxAli GuermaziMohamed JarrayaMorgan H JonesBruce A LevyLisa A MandlScott D MartinRick W WrightKurt P SpindlerJeffrey N Katznull nullPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2020)
This cohort of patients with meniscal tear and osteoarthritis showed marked advancement in MRI-based features over 18 months. Patients treated with APM showed more advancement in some features compared to those treated nonoperatively. The clinical relevance of these early findings is unknown and requires further study.