The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Jun 2021
Cutoff Values to Interpret Short-term Treatment Outcomes After Arthroscopic Meniscal Surgery, Measured With the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score.
To determine the proportions of patients who (1) perceived their symptoms to be satisfactory, (2) perceived their treatment to have failed, or (3) perceived that they improved to an important degree at 3 months after arthroscopic meniscal surgery; and to determine Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) subscale scores corresponding to the Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS), treatment failure, and the minimal important change (MIC) for improvement. ⋯ At 3 months after meniscal surgery, approximately half of the patients perceived their symptoms to have improved to an important degree, 4 in every 10 patients perceived their symptoms to be satisfactory, and 2 in every 10 patients perceived the treatment to have failed. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2021;51(6):281-288. Epub 30 Jan 2021. doi:10.2519/jospt.2021.10149.
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Jun 2021
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyOn a Trajectory for Success-9 in Every 10 People With a Degenerative Meniscus Tear Have Improved Knee Function Within 2 Years After Treatment: A Secondary Exploratory Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
To identify trajectories of patient-reported knee function over 5 years in patients with degenerative meniscal tears, and to explore whether baseline characteristics were associated with trajectories of sport and recreational function. ⋯ We found 3 distinct trajectories of patient-reported knee function over 5 years: (1) low, minimal improvement, (2) moderate, gradual improvement, and (3) high, early improvement. Nine in every 10 participants improved at least gradually over 2 years after diagnosis of a degenerative meniscal tear. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2021;51(6):289-297. Epub 10 May 2021. doi:10.2519/jospt.2021.10025.