Evaluation of the changes in incidence and patient age of knee arthroscopy along with changes in time between knee arthroscopy and arthroplasty between 1998 and 2018: a nationwide register study

Abstract Background Recent evidence has led to guidelines to refrain from recommending knee arthroscopy for patients with an osteoarthritis diagnosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the latest changes in the incidence of arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee disease, changes in the ages...

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Main Authors: Ville T. Ponkilainen, Mikko Uimonen, Raine Sihvonen, Nikke Partio, Juha Paloneva, Ville M. Mattila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:Knee Surgery & Related Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43019-023-00194-2