The effect of negative randomized trials and surgeon volume on the rates of arthroscopy for patients with knee OA

The effect of negative randomized trials and surgeon volume on the rates of arthroscopy for patients with knee OA

Publication of 2 (negative) randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in 2002 and 2008 demonstrating inefficacy of arthroscopic debridement of the knee (ADK) for osteoarthritis, and a 2004 national non-coverage Medicare determination, have decreased overall ADK utilization. However, because of potentially f...

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Main Authors: Hassan M.K. Ghomrawi, Robert G. Marx, Ting-Jung Pan, Matthew Conti, Stephen Lyman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
Subjects:
Knee
Arthroscopy
Osteoarthritis
RCT effect
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865417300807

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