2022
Cost‐Effectiveness of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy and Physical Therapy for Degenerative Meniscal Tear
Williams EE, Katz JN, Leifer VP, Collins JE, Neogi T, Suter LG, Levy B, Farid A, Safran‐Norton C, Paltiel AD, Losina E. Cost‐Effectiveness of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy and Physical Therapy for Degenerative Meniscal Tear. ACR Open Rheumatology 2022, 4: 853-862. PMID: 35866194, PMCID: PMC9555200, DOI: 10.1002/acr2.11480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArthroscopic partial meniscectomyIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioCost-effectiveness ratioInitial physical therapyOptional surgeryPhysical therapyPartial meniscectomyMeniscal tearsImmediate surgeryTreatment optionsHigh incremental cost-effectiveness ratioConcomitant meniscal tearsOsteoarthritis Research (MeTeOR) trialDegenerative meniscal tearsOsteoarthritis Policy ModelMonte Carlo microsimulationProbabilistic sensitivity analysesBase-case assumptionsSurgery efficacyPersistent painKnee osteoarthritisPost surgeryTreatment strategiesSurgery strategySurgery
2009
Medical decision making in patients with knee pain, meniscal tear, and osteoarthritis
Suter LG, Fraenkel L, Losina E, Katz JN, Gomoll AH, Paltiel AD. Medical decision making in patients with knee pain, meniscal tear, and osteoarthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2009, 61: 1531-1538. PMID: 19877094, PMCID: PMC2804854, DOI: 10.1002/art.24893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArthroscopic partial meniscectomyMeniscal tearsKnee painInternational Knee Documentation Committee scoreMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indicatorsObtainable clinical informationDegenerative meniscal tearsIndividuals ages 45Mean incremental gainIKDC scoreNonoperative managementAge 45Preoperative informationPartial meniscectomyClinical informationOsteoarthritisPainTearsLower likelihoodHigher likelihoodAlternative thresholdsMedical decisionsScoresIncremental gainPatients