Association Between Structural Change Over Eighteen Months and Subsequent Symptom Change in Middle‐Aged Patients Treated for Meniscal Tear

• Published in: Arthritis care & research (2010) Vol. 75; no. 2; pp. 340 - 347
• Main Authors: Katz, Jeffrey N., Collins, Jamie E., Jones, Morgan, Spindler, Kurt P., Marx, Robert G., Mandl, Lisa A., Levy, Bruce A., Wright, Rick, Jarraya, Mohamed, Guermazi, Ali, MacFarlane, Lindsey A., Losina, Elena, Chang, Yuchiao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, USA Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.02.2023; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Arthritis; Bone Diseases; Bone marrow; Cartilage; Cartilage diseases; Humans; Knee; Knee Injuries - diagnostic imaging; Knee Injuries - surgery; Knee Joint - diagnostic imaging; Knee Joint - surgery; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Meniscus; Middle Aged; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - complications; Osteoarthritis, Knee - diagnostic imaging; Osteoarthritis, Knee - surgery; Osteophytes; Pain; Pain - complications; Surface area; Synovitis; Tibial Meniscus Injuries - diagnostic imaging; Tibial Meniscus Injuries - surgery

Objective Middle‐aged subjects with meniscal tear treated with arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) experience greater progression of damage to joint structures on imaging than subjects treated nonoperatively. It is unclear whether these changes are clinically relevant. The goal of this study was...