• Cleve Clin J Med · Apr 2014

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    The METEOR trial: no rush to repair a torn meniscus.

    • Yong Gil Hwang and C Kent Kwoh.
    • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA.
    • Cleve Clin J Med. 2014 Apr 1;81(4):226-32.

    AbstractIt is uncertain whether arthroscopic partial meniscectomy is better than physical therapy in patients who have a symptomatic torn meniscus on top of osteoarthritis of the knee. The Meniscal Repair in Osteoarthritis Research (METEOR) trial concluded that physical therapy is acceptable at first, and that surgery is not routinely needed. In patients assigned to physical therapy who eventually needed surgery, the delay resulting from a trial of conservative management did not impair outcomes at 12 months from the initial presentation. Here, we analyze the background, design, findings, and clinical implications of the METEOR trial.

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