Finnish Degenerative Meniscal Lesion Study (FIDELITY): a protocol for a randomised, placebo surgery controlled trial on the efficacy of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for patients with degenerative meniscus injury with a novel ‘RCT within-a-cohort’ study design

INTRODUCTION: Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) to treat degenerative meniscus injury is the most common orthopaedic procedure. However, valid evidence of the efficacy of APM is lacking. Controlling for the placebo effect of any medical intervention is important, but seems particularly pertine...

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Autores principales: Sihvonen, Raine, Paavola, Mika, Malmivaara, Antti, Järvinen, Teppo L N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
Materias:
Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3612785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23474796
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002510

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3612785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23474796
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002510

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