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M-A | Comparative efficacy of exercise therapy and oral NSAIDs and paracetamol for knee or hip osteoarthritis

1 Feb, 2023 | 13:28h | UTC

Comparative efficacy of exercise therapy and oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and paracetamol for knee or hip osteoarthritis: a network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials – British Journal of Sports Medicine

 

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M-A | Continuous cryotherapy vs. traditional cryotherapy after total knee arthroplasty

1 Feb, 2023 | 13:07h | UTC

Continuous cryotherapy vs. traditional cryotherapy after total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Frontiers in Surgery

 

RCT | Effects of an Extended Knee Control program for injury prevention in adolescent and adult amateur football players

1 Feb, 2023 | 13:00h | UTC

Extended Knee Control programme lowers weekly hamstring, knee and ankle injury prevalence compared with an adductor strength programme or self-selected injury prevention exercises in adolescent and adult amateur football players: a two-armed cluster-randomised trial with an additional comparison arm – British Journal of Sports Medicine

 

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M-A | Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy is not better than sham treatment in patients with degenerative meniscus tears

31 Jan, 2023 | 14:05h | UTC

Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy vs non-surgical or sham treatment in patients with MRI-confirmed degenerative meniscus tears: a systematic review and meta-analysis with individual participant data from 605 randomised patients – Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

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RT | Routine early arthroscopic partial meniscectomy is not superior to physical therapy for traumatic meniscal tears.

Long-term follow up of a RCT | Physical therapy noninferior to early arthroscopic partial meniscectomy in patients with degenerative meniscal tears.

Systematic Review | No evidence in support of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy in adults with degenerative and nonobstructive meniscal symptoms.

Systematic Review: Arthroscopic surgery provides little or no clinically important benefit for patients with degenerative knee disease.

Randomized Trial: Early Surgery vs Physical Therapy on Knee Function Among Patients With Nonobstructive Meniscal Tears

Randomized placebo-surgery controlled trial evaluates arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for a degenerative meniscus tear: a 5 year follow-up

 

M-A | Tourniquet application in primary total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis

31 Jan, 2023 | 13:41h | UTC

Tourniquet application in primary total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Frontiers in Surgeryv

 

RCT | High-dose steroid in low pain responders undergoing total knee arthroplasty

27 Jan, 2023 | 12:08h | UTC

High-dose steroid in low pain responders undergoing total knee arthroplasty: a randomised double-blind trial – British Journal of Anaesthesia

 

RCT | Comparison of functional recovery between unicompartmental and total knee arthroplasty

26 Jan, 2023 | 11:58h | UTC

Comparison of Functional Recovery Between Unicompartmental and Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial – The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery  (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: Functional outcome measures show faster recovery with ‘partial’ versus total knee arthroplasty – Wolters Kluwer

Commentary: Partial Knee Arthroplasty Shortens Recovery Time in Patients With Medial Knee OA – Consultant 360

 

RCT | Low-dose exercise provides similar benefits as high-dose exercise in patients with knee osteoarthritis

24 Jan, 2023 | 14:26h | UTC

High- Versus Low-Dose Exercise Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Multicenter Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Low- vs High-Dose Exercise Programs Yielded Similar Benefits in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis – HCP Live

 

Multiligamentous knee injuries: acute management, associated injuries, and anticipated return to activity

23 Jan, 2023 | 13:13h | UTC

Multiligamentous Knee Injuries: Acute Management, Associated Injuries, and Anticipated Return to Activity – Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (free for a limited period)

 

Key elements of enhanced recovery after total joint arthroplasty: a reanalysis of the ERAS guidelines

20 Jan, 2023 | 14:49h | UTC

Key Elements of Enhanced Recovery after Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Reanalysis of the Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Guidelines – Orthopaedic Surgery

Related:

Consensus statement for perioperative care in total hip replacement and total knee replacement surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society recommendations – Acta Orthopaedica

Enhanced recovery pathways in orthopedic surgery – Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Enhanced recovery after surgery for primary hip and knee arthroplasty: a review of the evidence – British Journal of Anaesthesia

 

Guideline | Diagnosis and treatment of lateral meniscal lesions

18 Jan, 2023 | 14:23h | UTC

Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lateral Meniscal Lesions: A Consensus Statement by the Chinese Society of Sports Medicine – Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

 

RCT | Does choice of patellar implant in total knee arthroplasty matter?

18 Jan, 2023 | 14:06h | UTC

Does Choice of Patellar Implant in Total Knee Arthroplasty Matter? A Randomized Comparative Trial of 3 Commonly Used Designs – The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: To resurface the patellar: Onlay, Inlay or Onlay Oval? – Orthopedics This Week

 

RCT | Effect of diet and exercise on knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis and overweight or obesity.

16 Dec, 2022 | 13:36h | UTC

Effect of Diet and Exercise on Knee Pain in Patients With Osteoarthritis and Overweight or Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

See also: Visual Abstract

 

RCT | Thromboprophylaxis with unilateral pneumatic device vs. enoxaparin after knee arthroplasty.

13 Dec, 2022 | 14:12h | UTC

Thromboprophylaxis with unilateral pneumatic device led to less edema and blood loss compared to enoxaparin after knee arthroplasty: randomized trial – BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

 

M-A | Hip abductor strengthening in patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis.

13 Dec, 2022 | 14:11h | UTC

Hip abductor strengthening in patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis – a systematic review and meta-analysis – BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

 

M-A | Risk factors for knee osteoarthritis after traumatic knee injury.

29 Nov, 2022 | 14:02h | UTC

Risk factors for knee osteoarthritis after traumatic knee injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and cohort studies for the OPTIKNEE Consensus – British Journal of Sports Medicine

Commentary: Risk factors for osteoarthritis after a knee injury – BJSM Blog

 

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RT | Routine early arthroscopic partial meniscectomy is not superior to physical therapy for traumatic meniscal tears.

25 Nov, 2022 | 12:38h | UTC

Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy versus physical therapy for traumatic meniscal tears in a young study population: a randomised controlled trial – British Journal of Sports Medicine

Commentary: Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy vs Physical Therapy for Traumatic Meniscal Tears in a Young Study Population: what does a recent RCT show? – BJSM Blog

 

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SR | Strategies to prevent and manage running-related knee injuries.

25 Nov, 2022 | 12:37h | UTC

Strategies to prevent and manage running-related knee injuries: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials – British Journal of Sports Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries:

How can we prevent and manage running-related knee injuries? – BJSM Blog

Changes in technique, footwear and intervention prevent running-related knee injuries – Physician’s weekly

 

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M-A | Optimal timing of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in patients with anterior cruciate ligament tear.

23 Nov, 2022 | 13:43h | UTC

Optimal Timing of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Network Open

 

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SR | Adjunctive therapies in addition to land‐based exercise therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee.

23 Nov, 2022 | 13:40h | UTC

Adjunctive therapies in addition to land‐based exercise therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee – Cochrane Library

 

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Systematic Review | Antidepressants for hip and knee osteoarthritis.

24 Oct, 2022 | 14:04h | UTC

Antidepressants for hip and knee osteoarthritis – Cochrane Library

 

RCT | A postoperative multimodal opioid-sparing protocol can reduce opioid consumption after knee or shoulder arthroscopy.

5 Oct, 2022 | 13:57h | UTC

Effect of a Postoperative Multimodal Opioid-Sparing Protocol vs Standard Opioid Prescribing on Postoperative Opioid Consumption After Knee or Shoulder Arthroscopy: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

News Release: Orthopedic surgery patients do fine without opioid painkillers – McMaster University

See also: Visual Abstract

Video Editor’s Note: Effect of an Opioid-Sparing Protocol vs Standard Prescribing on Opioid Consumption After Knee or Shoulder Arthroscopy

 

M-A | Primary surgery vs. primary rehabilitation for treating anterior cruciate ligament injuries.

6 Sep, 2022 | 14:35h | UTC

Primary surgery versus primary rehabilitation for treating anterior cruciate ligament injuries: a living systematic review and meta-analysis – British Journal of Sports Medicine

News Release: Anterior cruciate ligament tear: Is an operation always necessary? – Judith Merkelt-Jedamzik, Hochschule für Gesundheit

Related:

RCT | Surgical reconstruction is superior to rehabilitation for patients with non-acute anterior cruciate ligament injury with persistent symptoms of instability.

Early surgical reconstruction versus rehabilitation with elective delayed reconstruction for patients with anterior cruciate ligament rupture: COMPARE randomised controlled trial – The BMJ

 

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Systematic Review | Interventions for preventing venous thromboembolism in adults undergoing knee arthroscopy.

26 Aug, 2022 | 13:10h | UTC

Interventions for preventing venous thromboembolism in adults undergoing knee arthroscopy – Cochrane Library

Summary: Treatments for preventing venous thromboembolism in adults who have keyhole surgery of the knee – Cochrane Library

 

RCT | Enoxaparin (40 mg/d) is superior to aspirin (100 mg/d) for the prevention of thromboembolism in patients undergoing hip or knee arthroplasty.

25 Aug, 2022 | 12:12h | UTC

Effect of Aspirin vs Enoxaparin on Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: The CRISTAL Randomized Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Thromboprophylaxis After Hip or Knee Arthroplasty – JAMA

 

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