2008
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
1991
Follow-up of grade 2 meniscal abnormalities in the stable knee.
Dillon E, Pope C, Jokl P, Lynch J. Follow-up of grade 2 meniscal abnormalities in the stable knee. Radiology 1991, 181: 849-52. PMID: 1947109, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.181.3.1947109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrade 2 lesionsMeniscal abnormalitiesIntact anterior cruciate ligamentAnterior cruciate ligamentInitial MR imagesYounger patientsStable kneeProspective studyCruciate ligamentMean intervalSuch lesionsPatientsLesionsMagnetic resonance imagesAbnormalitiesResonance imagesMR imagesArthroscopyKneeLigamentTearsMeniscusMonths
1989
Independent home versus supervised rehabilitation following arthroscopic knee surgery—A prospective randomized trial
Jokl P, Stull P, Lynch J, Vaughan V. Independent home versus supervised rehabilitation following arthroscopic knee surgery—A prospective randomized trial. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 1989, 5: 298-305. PMID: 2686666, DOI: 10.1016/0749-8063(89)90145-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKnee functionPercent deficitArthroscopic partial medial meniscectomyHome exercise groupKnee rehabilitation programsPhysical therapy groupGood postoperative recoveryHome exercise programPhysical therapy regimenOutpatient physical therapyPatients' subjective evaluationArthroscopic knee surgeryArthroscopic partial meniscectomyPartial medial meniscectomyExercise groupPostoperative recoveryHome exercisesTherapy regimenExercise programRehabilitation groupProspective studyUnaffected limbKnee surgerySupervised rehabilitationTherapy group