Predictors of Short-term Recovery Differ From Those of Long-term Outcome After Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy
Fabricant PD, Rosenberger PH, Jokl P, Ickovics JR. Predictors of Short-term Recovery Differ From Those of Long-term Outcome After Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2008, 24: 769-778. PMID: 18589265, PMCID: PMC2546867, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArthroscopic partial meniscectomyBody mass indexLong-term outcomesExtent of osteoarthritisPartial meniscectomyMass indexRecovery scoresMeniscal tearsOnly surgical factorMixed-model repeated-measures analysisRepeated-measures analysisKnee painPostoperative recoverySurgical factorsIndependent predictorsKnee statusKnee functionProspective studyShort-term recoveryAdvanced agePatient recoveryFemale genderLevel IRate of recoveryOsteoarthritis