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Elsevier, Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology, 1(24), p. 47-50

DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2009.08.002

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Arthroscopy as a Treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis

Journal article published in 2010 by David T. Felson ORCID
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Abstract

Since surfaces become irregular and debris from cartilage and meniscus gets released into the joint cavity of osteoarthritic joints, washing away this debris and attendant crystals, smoothing rough surfaces and repairing tears might help patients with disease. Such interventions are accomplished during an arthroscopy, when a fibre-optic endoscope and surgical instruments are inserted into the knee. While initial uncontrolled case series suggested that arthroscopy alleviated pain in patients with osteoarthritis, large randomised trials have suggested that arthroscopy has a limited role as a treatment of osteoarthritis.