Objective To determine the clinical effectiveness of common elective orthopaedic
procedures compared with no treatment, placebo, or non-operative care and assess the …

Meniscectomy remains one of the most frequent orthopedic procedures, despite meniscal
sparing having been advocated for several decades now. Incidence is excessive in the light …

Background Arthroscopic sub-acromial decompression (decompressing the sub-acromial
space by removing bone spurs and soft tissue arthroscopically) is a common surgery for …

Medical pain management is in crisis; from the pervasiveness of pain to inadequate pain
treatment, from the escalation of prescription opioids to an epidemic in addiction, diversion …

Including people with or without: Mild to severe osteoarthritis Radiographic evidence of
osteoarthritis i X-ray or MRI changes of arthritis Mechanical symptoms i Locking, clicking …

Background Whether arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for symptomatic patients with a
meniscal tear and knee osteoarthritis results in better functional outcomes than nonoperative …

Importance Despite recent studies suggesting arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) is
not more effective than physical therapy (PT), the procedure is still frequently performed in …

Importance There is a paucity of high-quality evidence about the long-term effects (ie, 3-5
years and beyond) of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy vs exercise-based physical therapy …

Objective To determine the effects and complications of arthroscopic surgery compared with
conservative management strategies in patients with degenerative knee disease. Design …

The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has an
ongoing effort to create evidence-based practice guidelines for orthopaedic physical therapy …