Trevor B Birmingham, Codie A Primeau, Salimah Z Shariff, Jennifer N S Reid, Jacquelyn D Marsh, Melody Lam, Stephanie N Dixon, J Robert Giffin, Kevin R Willits, Robert B Litchfield, Brian G Feagan, Peter J Fowler
IMPORTANCE: It is unclear whether arthroscopic resection of degenerative knee tissues among patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee delays or hastens total knee arthroplasty (TKA); opposite findings have been reported. OBJECTIVE: To compare the long-term incidence of TKA in patients with OA of the knee after nonoperative management with or without additional arthroscopic surgery. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: In this ad hoc secondary analysis of a single-center, assessor-blinded randomized clinical trial performed from January 1, 1999, to August 31, 2007, 178 patients were followed up through March 31, 2019...
April 1, 2024: JAMA Network Open