Highlights The study compared 2-year outcomes of total knee replacement (TKR) followed by non-surgical treatment to that of non-surgical treatment alone, and outcomes of the same non-surgical treatment to that of written advice. TKR followed by non-surgical treatment was more effective on pain and function than non-surgical treatment alone This week’s “JOURNAL WATCH” discusses a clinical trial from Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, “Total knee replacement and non-surgical treatment of knee osteoarthritis: 2-year outcome from two parallel randomized controlled trials”. Authors: Søren T. Skou, Ewa M.
Roos, Mogens B. Laursen, Michael S. Rathleff, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Sten Rasmussen, Ole Simonsen. Objective: To compare outcomes of total knee replacement (TKR) followed by non-surgical treatment to that of non-surgical treatment alone or written advice Study Type: Randomized trial Participants:…
