• Br J Sports Med · Oct 2019

    Multicenter Study

    Does MRI add value in general practice for patients with traumatic knee complaints? A 1-year randomised controlled trial.

    • Nynke M Swart, Kim van Oudenaarde, Sita Ma Bierma-Zeinstra, Hans Jl Bloem, Wilbert B van den Hout, Paul R Algra, Patrick Je Bindels, Bart W Koes, Rob Ghh Nelissen, Jan An Verhaar, Monique Reijnierse, and Pim Aj Luijsterburg.
    • Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
    • Br J Sports Med. 2019 Oct 1; 53 (20): 1285-1292.

    ObjectiveTo determine whether referral to MRI by the general practitioner (GP) is non-inferior to usual care (no access to MRI by GPs) in patients with traumatic knee complaints regarding knee-related daily function.MethodsThis was a multicentre, non-inferiority randomised controlled trial with 1-year follow-up. GPs invited eligible patients during or after their consultation. Eligible patients (18-45 years) consulted a GP with knee complaints due to a trauma during the previous 6 months. Patients allocated to the MRI group received an MRI at (median) 7 (IQR 1-33) days after the baseline questionnaire. Patients in the usual care group received information on the course of knee complaints, and a referral to a physiotherapist or orthopaedic surgeon when indicated. The primary outcome measure was knee-related daily function measured with the Lysholm scale (0 to 100; 100=excellent function) over 1 year, with a non-inferiority margin of 6 points.ResultsA total of 356 patients were included and randomised to MRI (n=179) or usual care (n=177) from November 2012 to December 2015. MRI was non-inferior to usual care concerning knee-related daily function during 1-year follow-up, for the intention-to-treat (overall adjusted estimate: 0.33; 95% CI -1.73 to 2.39) and per-protocol (overall adjusted estimate: 0.06; 95% CI -2.08 to 2.19) analysis. There were no differences between both groups in the amount of patients visiting other healthcare providers.ConclusionMRI in general practice in patients with traumatic knee complaints was non-inferior to usual care regarding knee-related daily function during 1-year follow-up.Trial Registration NumberNTR3689.© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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