A Controlled Trial of Arthroscopic Surgery for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 11 July 2002Open access
J. Bruce Moseley, Kimberly J. OʼMalley, Nancy J. Petersen, Terri Menke, Baruch A. Brody, David H. Kuykendall
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In this controlled trial involving patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, the outcomes after arthroscopic lavage or arthro scopic débridement were no better than those after a placebo procedure.
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In this controlled trial involving patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, the outcomes after arthroscopic lavage or arthroscopic débridement were no better than those after a placebo procedure.
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Source Citation Moseley JB, O’Malley K, Petersen NJ, et al.