Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for a degenerative meniscus tear: a 5 year follow-up of the placebo-surgery controlled FIDELITY (Finnish Degenerative Meniscus Lesion Study) trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the long-term effects of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) on the development of radiographic knee osteoarthritis, and on knee symptoms and function, at 5 years follow-up.

Design

Multicentre, randomised, participant- and outcome assessor-blinded, placebo-surgery controlled trial.

Setting

Orthopaedic departments in five public hospitals in Finland.

Participants

146 adults, mean age 52 years (range 35-65 years), with knee symptoms consistent with degenerative medial meniscus tear verified by MRI scan and arthroscopically, and no clinical signs of knee osteoarthritis were randomised.

Interventions

APM or placebo surgery (diagnostic knee arthroscopy).

Main outcome measures

We used two indices of radiographic knee osteoarthri

SUBMITTER: Sihvonen R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7606577 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature