The TeMPO trial (treatment of meniscal tears in osteoarthritis): rationale and design features for a four arm randomized controlled clinical trial

The TeMPO trial (treatment of meniscal tears in osteoarthritis): rationale and design features for a four arm randomized controlled clinical trial

Abstract Background Meniscal tears often accompany knee osteoarthritis, a disabling condition affecting 14 million individuals in the United States. While several randomized controlled trials have compared physical therapy to surgery for individuals with knee pain, meniscal tear, and osteoarthritic...

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Main Authors: James K. Sullivan, James J. Irrgang, Elena Losina, Clare Safran-Norton, Jamie Collins, Swastina Shrestha, Faith Selzer, Kim Bennell, Leslie Bisson, Angela T. Chen, Courtney K. Dawson, Alexandra B. Gil, Morgan H. Jones, Melissa A. Kluczynski, Kathleen Lafferty, Jeffrey Lange, Emma C. Lape, John Leddy, Aaron V. Mares, Kurt Spindler, Jennifer Turczyk, Jeffrey N. Katz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Osteoarthritis
Meniscal tear
Randomized trial
Physical therapy
Placebo
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-018-2327-9

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