Objectives To examine the ability of surgeons to predict the outcome of treatment for meniscal tears by arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) and exercise therapy in middle-aged patients. Design and ...

Physical therapy is routinely recommended for knee pain attributed to a degenerative meniscal tear, but its efficacy has not been established. We randomly assigned participants 45 to 85 years of age ...

People with a meniscal tear and osteoarthritis prescribed home exercises with or without physical therapy reported substantial improvements in knee pain, according to a new study led by Mass General ...

1 Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Institute, Malvern, Australia 2 Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash ...

Combining in-clinic physical therapy with home exercise did not lead to greater reductions in knee pain for patients with degenerative meniscal tear, a randomized trial showed. Among 879 patients, the ...

For patients with knee pain and degenerative meniscal tear, guidelines recommend physical therapy as a first-line treatment, but the efficacy of this approach is uncertain. New research findings are ...