Long-term outcomes similar for operative vs nonoperative meniscal tear management

CHICAGO — Patients with degenerative meniscal tear who underwent arthroscopic partial meniscectomy had substantial and similar improvements in pain compared with patients who only received physical therapy, according to 5-year data presented at the ACR/ARHP 2018 Annual Meeting.

However, the results also showed that patients who were surgically treated were more likely to undergo total knee replacement (TKR) after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM).