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