Chronic Meniscus Injury Clinical Trial
Official title:
Is a Knee Arthroscopy of Any Benefit for the Middleaged Patient With Meniscal Symptoms?
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a knee arthroscopy is effective in the treatment of middleaged patients with meniscal symptoms also receiving a standardised exercise program.
There are no studies proving a significant positive effect of a knee arthroscopy in middleaged patients with meniscal symptoms in excess of a structured rehabilitation program. In this study consecutive patients aged 45-64 years referred to the orthopaedic department at the University hospital Linköping for a suspected meniscal injury will be randomised to a rehabilitation program or a knee arthroscopy + the same rehabilitation program. Functional tests will be performed by a physiotherapist. There will be patient administrated questionaries sent out after 3 and 12 month. ;
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment