Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for degenerative meniscus tears in middle age patients: why surgeons should change their approach

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway lars.engebretsen@medisin.uio.no.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.

Editorial

Lars Engebretsen et al. Br J Sports Med. 2020 Nov.

. 2020 Nov;54(22):1311-1312.

doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-103330. Epub 2020 Sep 24.

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway lars.engebretsen@medisin.uio.no.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.

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Keywords: arthroscopic surgery; knee surgery; meniscus.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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.
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