Five-Year Structural Changes in the Knee Among Patients With Meniscal Tear and Osteoarthritis: Data From a Randomized Controlled Trial of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy Versus Physical Therapy.
Jamie E CollinsSwastina ShresthaElena LosinaRobert G MarxAli GuermaziMohamed JarrayaMorgan H JonesBruce A LevyLisa A MandlEmma E WilliamsRick W WrightKurt P SpindlerJeffrey N Katznull nullPublished in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2022)
These findings suggest that the association between APM and MRI-based structural changes in knee OA is most apparent during the initial 18 months after surgery. The reason for attenuation of this association over longer follow-up merits further investigation.