Knee arthroscopy is not cost-effective and is strongly discouraged for patients with degenerative knee disease, say authors of a meta-analysis-based practice guideline published May 10 in the BMJ. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Arthroscopic surgery for patients with knee osteoarthritis did not delay or hasten progression to total knee ...

Research suggests young, active people are increasingly being diagnosed with osteoarthritis at much earlier ages than many expect. I have seen its effects firsthand among my own friends. One, a keen ...

Arthroscopic knee washout, with or without debridement, is used to treat osteoarthritis of the knee. Osteoarthritis of the knee is the result of progressive degeneration of the cartilage of the joint ...

Researchers have analyzed clinical trial data and ranked 12 different non-drug physical therapy treatments for knee osteoarthritis, based on their effectiveness in reducing pain and stiffness, and ...

Knee arthroscopy, considered minimally invasive surgery, may lead to increased complications if performed within 9 months of a subsequent total knee arthroplasty (TKA), according to a study presented ...

Tricompartmental osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis that affects your knee. In osteoarthritis, or OA, the smooth, slippery cartilage that covers the ends of your bones and helps them glide over ...

1 Demiroglu Bilim University Medical Faculty Florence Nightingale Hospital Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Istanbul, Turkey 2 Sisli Florence Nightingale Hospital Physical Therapy and ...

Evidence-based recommendations on arthroscopic knee washout, with or without debridement, for the treatment of osteoarthritis. This involves flushing the joint with fluid, which is introduced through ...