Structural change following treatment for meniscal tear and osteoarthritis - the jury is still out

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¹ Orthopedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. Electronic address: jcollins13@bwh.harvard.edu.
² Orthopedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. Electronic address: jnkatz@partners.org.

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J E Collins et al. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2020 Jul.

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. 2020 Jul;28(7):867-869.

doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2020.03.005. Epub 2020 Mar 31.

¹ Orthopedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. Electronic address: jcollins13@bwh.harvard.edu.
² Orthopedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. Electronic address: jnkatz@partners.org.

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Keywords: Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy; Osteoarthritis; Progression.

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Development of osteoarthritis in patients with degenerative meniscal tears treated with exercise therapy or surgery: a randomized controlled trial.
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