| Title | Medical decision making in patients with knee pain, meniscal tear, and osteoarthritis. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Suter, Lisa G., Liana Fraenkel, Elena Losina, Jeffrey N. Katz, Andreas H. Gomoll, and David A. Paltiel |
| Journal | Arthritis and rheumatism |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pagination | 1531-8 |
| Date Published | 2009 Nov 15 |
| ISSN | 0004-3591 |
| Keywords | Aged, Bayes Theorem, Decision Making, Humans, Knee Injuries, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Menisci, Tibial, Middle Aged, Models, Biological, Osteoarthritis, Knee, Pain, Predictive Value of Tests, Preoperative Care, Prevalence, Sensitivity and Specificity, Treatment Outcome |
| Abstract | Meniscal tears and osteoarthritis (OA) frequently coexist, but to our knowledge, no data exist to identify who will benefit from arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) versus nonoperative management. Our objective was to evaluate the capability of preoperative information to predict APM outcomes in OA. |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2010.00763.x |
| Alternate Journal | Arthritis Rheum. |
