Meniscal tear

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18. Farina EM, Lowenstein NA, Chang Y, et al. Meniscal and mechanical symptoms are associated with cartilage damage, not meniscal pathology. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2021 Mar 3;103(5):381-8. Abstract

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31. Allen PR, Denham RA, Swan AV. Late degenerative changes after meniscectomy: factors affecting the knee after operation. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1984 Nov;66(5):666-71. Abstract

32. Baratz ME, Fu FH, Mengato R. Meniscal tears: the effect of meniscectomy and of repair on intraarticular contact areas and stress in the human knee: a preliminary report. Am J Sports Med. 86 Jul-Aug;14(4):270-5. Abstract

33. O'Connor JP, Lysz T. Celecoxib, NSAIDs and the skeleton. Drugs Today (Barc). 2008 Sep;44(9):693-709. Abstract

34. Bergenstock M, Min W, Simon AM, et al. A comparison between the effects of acetaminophen and celecoxib on bone fracture healing in rats. J Orthop Trauma. 2005 Nov-Dec;19(10):717-23. Abstract

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36. Siemieniuk RAC, Harris IA, Agoritsas T, et al. Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee arthritis and meniscal tears: a clinical practice guideline. BMJ. 2017 May 10;357:j1982.Full text  Abstract

37. Skou ST, Hölmich P, Lind M, et al. Early surgery or exercise and education for meniscal tears in young adults​. NEJM Evid. 2022 Jan 25;1(2).Full text

38. Beaufils P, Becker R, Kopf S, et al. The knee meniscus: management of traumatic tears and degenerative lesions. EFORT Open Rev. 2017 May;2(5):195-203.Full text  Abstract

39. Barber-Westin SD, Noyes FR. Clinical healing rates of meniscus repairs of tears in the central-third (red-white) zone. Arthroscopy. 2014 Jan;30(1):134-46.Full text  Abstract

40. Abram SGF, Judge A, Beard DJ, et al. Adverse outcomes after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy: a study of 700 000 procedures in the national Hospital Episode Statistics database for England. Lancet. 2018 Nov 17;392(10160):2194-202.Full text  Abstract

41. Thorlund JB, Englund M, Christensen R, et al. Patient reported outcomes in patients undergoing arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for traumatic or degenerative meniscal tears: comparative prospective cohort study. BMJ. 2017 Feb 2;356:j356.Full text  Abstract

42. Eijgenraam SM, Reijman M, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, et al. Can we predict the clinical outcome of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy? A systematic review. Br J Sports Med. 2018 Apr;52(8):514-21.Full text  Abstract

43. DeFalco RA, Ricci AR, Balduini FC. Osteonecrosis of the knee after arthroscopic meniscectomy and chondroplasty: a case report and literature review. Am J Sports Med. 2003 Nov-Dec;31(6):1013-6. Abstract

44. Waddell DD, Bert JM. The use of hyaluronan after arthroscopic surgery of the knee. Arthroscopy. 2010 Jan;26(1):105-11. Abstract

45. De Bruycker M, Verdonk PCM, Verdonk RC. Meniscal allograft transplantation: a meta-analysis. SICOT J. 2017;3:33.Full text  Abstract

46. Pereira H, Fatih Cengiz I, Gomes S, et al. Meniscal allograft transplants and new scaffolding techniques. EFORT Open Rev. 2019 Jun;4(6):279-95.Full text  Abstract

47. Zaffagnini S, Poggi A, Reale D, et al. Biologic augmentation reduces the failure rate of meniscal repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Orthop J Sports Med. 2021 Feb;9(2):2325967120981627.Full text  Abstract

48. Xie YL, Jiang H, Wang S, et al. Effect of platelet-rich plasma on meniscus repair surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Aug 19;101(33):e30002.Full text  Abstract

49. Migliorini F, Cuozzo F, Cipollaro L, et al. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) augmentation does not result in more favourable outcomes in arthroscopic meniscal repair: a meta-analysis. J Orthop Traumatol. 2022 Feb 7;23(1):8.Full text  Abstract

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51. O'Connor JP, Lysz T. Celecoxib, NSAIDs and the skeleton. Drugs Today (Barc). 2008;44:693-709. Abstract

52. Bergenstock M, Min W, Simon AM, et al. A comparison between the effects of acetaminophen and celecoxib on bone fracture healing in rats. J Orthop Trauma. 2005;19:717-723. Abstract