Physical therapy preferred vs. arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for meniscal tears

Exercise-based physical therapy remained noninferior to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy regarding function and should be the preferred treatment for patients aged 45 to 70 years with degenerative meniscal tears, according to results.
Julia C. A. Noorduyn, MSc, and colleagues randomized 139 patients to 16 sessions of exercise-based physical therapy and 139 patients to undergo arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for degenerative meniscal tears between July 12, 2013, and Dec. 4, 2020. All patients were aged 45 to 70 years. Outcome measures were collected at a mean follow-up 61.8 months and

Exercise-based physical therapy remained noninferior to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy regarding function and should be the preferred treatment for patients aged 45 to 70 years with degenerative meniscal tears, according to results.
Julia C. A. Noorduyn, MSc, and colleagues randomized 139 patients to 16 sessions of exercise-based physical therapy and 139 patients to undergo arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for degenerative meniscal tears between July 12, 2013, and Dec. 4, 2020. All patients were aged 45 to 70 years. Outcome measures were collected at a mean follow-up 61.8 months and