Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	21129
Country	United States

Received	2015-06-29 19:09
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To Make the First Decision	2015-08-16 14:52
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Revised	2015-10-22 00:00
Second Decision	2016-01-20 16:32
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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Controversial role of arthroscopic meniscectomy of the knee: A review
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Austin Y Ha, Robert M Shalvoy, Anne Voisinet, Jennifer Racine and Roy K Aaron
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Roy K Aaron, MD, Professor, Depart­ment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 100 Butler Drive, Providence, RI 02906, United States. roy_aaron@brown.edu
Key Words	Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy; Meniscal tear; Knee osteoarthritis; Physical therapy; Randomized controlled trial; Crossover; Bias
Core Tip	Despite several recent high-quality randomized controlled trials, the efficacy of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) for meniscal tears remains con-troversial. In this review, we analyzed the five most important trials for potential inadvertent biases. Each study was found to have some combination of selection, performance, detection, and transfer biases that com-promise its conclusion. We also completed an alternative analysis of their results that took into account the observed high crossover rates. This analysis suggested that two studies whose original conclusions showed no superiority of APM may in fact support APM.
Publish Date	2016-05-10 10:32
Citation	Ha AY, Shalvoy RM, Voisinet A, Racine J, Aaron RK. Contro­versial role of arthroscopic meniscectomy of the knee: A review. World J Orthop 2016; 7(5): 287-292
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v7/i5/287.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v7.i5.287

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