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Surgery Versus no Surgery for OA of the Knee

Clinical Trial ID NCT00158431

PubWeight™ 8.28‹?›

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1 A controlled trial of arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee. N Engl J Med 2002 16.75
2 Long-term effects of glucosamine sulphate on osteoarthritis progression: a randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Lancet 2001 9.02
3 A randomized trial of arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee. N Engl J Med 2008 7.79
4 Weight loss reduces the risk for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis in women. The Framingham Study. Ann Intern Med 1992 5.05
5 Effectiveness of manual physical therapy and exercise in osteoarthritis of the knee. A randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med 2000 3.73
6 Supervised fitness walking in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. A randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med 1992 3.61
7 Radiographic assessment of progression in osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum 1987 3.11
8 The effect of bracing on varus gonarthrosis. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1999 2.34
9 Effectiveness of exercise therapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials. Arthritis Rheum 1999 2.27
10 Efficacy of physical conditioning exercise in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum 1989 2.22
11 Arthroscopic lavage of osteoarthritic knees. J Bone Joint Surg Br 1991 2.13
12 Effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on the course of osteoarthritis. Lancet 1989 2.12
13 A two-year, placebo-controlled trial of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory therapy in osteoarthritis of the knee joint. Br J Rheumatol 1993 1.97
14 Radiographic grading of the severity of knee osteoarthritis: relation of the Kellgren and Lawrence grade to a grade based on joint space narrowing, and correlation with arthroscopic evidence of articular cartilage degeneration. Arthritis Rheum 1991 1.87
15 Relationship between arthroscopic evidence of cartilage damage and radiographic evidence of joint space narrowing in early osteoarthritis of the knee. Arthritis Rheum 1991 1.79
16 Muscle rehabilitation: its effect on muscular and functional performance of patients with knee osteoarthritis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1991 1.57
17 Guidelines for testing slow acting drugs in osteoarthritis. J Rheumatol Suppl 1994 1.53
18 Arthroscopic débridement of the knee for osteoarthrosis. Can J Surg 1991 1.49
19 Use of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate in the management of osteoarthritis. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2001 1.44
20 The potential for regeneration of articular cartilage in defects created by chondral shaving and subchondral abrasion. An experimental investigation in rabbits. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1991 1.21
21 A randomized, controlled trial of arthroscopic surgery versus closed-needle joint lavage for patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Arthritis Rheum 1993 1.20
22 Arthroscopic debridement for degenerative knee joint disease. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1981 1.19
23 Quantitative effects of physical therapy on muscular and functional performance in subjects with osteoarthritis of the knees. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1993 1.19
24 Osteoarthritis: current concepts in diagnosis and management. Am Fam Physician 2000 1.06
25 Arthroscopic debridement of the arthritic knee. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1990 1.03
26 Social and economic impacts of four musculoskeletal conditions. A study using national community-based data. Arthritis Rheum 1983 1.03
27 Arthroscopic evaluation of knee articular cartilage: a comparison with plain radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging. J Rheumatol 1994 0.97
28 Arthroscope-guided surgery versus nonoperative treatment for limited degenerative osteoarthritis of the femorotibial joint in patients over 50 years of age: a prospective comparative study. Arthroscopy 1993 0.95
29 Tidal irrigation versus conservative medical management in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a prospective randomized study. Tidal Irrigation Cooperating Group. J Rheumatol 1992 0.94
30 Intra-articular treatment of knee osteoarthritis. A comparative study between hyaluronic acid and 6-methyl prednisolone acetate. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1991 0.94
31 Arthroscopic debridement for osteoarthritis of the knee: predictors of patient satisfaction. Arthroscopy 1999 0.91
32 Uses and abuses of arthroscopy: a symposium. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1992 0.89
33 Cost-effectiveness analysis of arthroscopic surgery compared with non-operative management for osteoarthritis of the knee. BMJ Open 2016 0.86
34 Short-term effects of knee washout for osteoarthritis. Am J Sports Med 1995 0.85
35 Arthroscopy and degenerative arthritis of the knee: a review of the literature. Arthroscopy 1990 0.83
36 Arthroscopic management of degenerative meniscus tears in patients with degenerative arthritis. Arthroscopy 1985 0.82
37 Role of abrasion arthroplasty and debridement in the management of osteoarthritis of the knee. Rheum Dis Clin North Am 1993 0.82
38 Arthroscopic treatment of the degenerative knee in older athletes. Clin Sports Med 1997 0.82
39 Arthroscopy update #6. Arthroscopy in the osteoarthritic knee. Long-term follow-up. Orthop Rev 1990 0.81
40 Intra-articular treatment with hyaluronic acid in osteoarthritis of the knee joint: a controlled clinical trial versus mucopolysaccharide polysulfuric acid ester. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1993 0.80
41 Arthroscopic surgery of the knee in the geriatric patient. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1995 0.79
42 Presence and mechanism of knee articular cartilage degeneration after meniscal reconstruction in dogs. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2003 0.79
43 Glucosamine: a review of its use in the management of osteoarthritis. Drugs Aging 2003 0.79
44 The effect of alignment on results in arthroscopic debridement of the degenerative knee. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1985 0.78
45 The treatment of osteoarthritis. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1992 0.77
46 Arthroscopic surgery for relief of pain in the osteoarthritic knee. Orthopedics 1984 0.75
47 Should osteoarthritis be treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs? Rheum Dis Clin North Am 1993 0.75
48 Selection criteria for knee arthroscopy in the osteoarthritic patient. Orthop Rev 1993 0.75
49 Glucosamine therapy compared to ibuprofen for joint pain. Br J Community Nurs 2002 0.75
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