Evaluation of radiographic knee OA progression after arthroscopic meniscectomy compared with IACI for degenerative meniscus tear.

Sci Rep · 2025 · PMC11971307 · PMID 40185850

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Over a 48-month follow-up period, all three groups showed a decreasing trend in knee JSW, with the IACI group having the fastest JSW decline rate at -0.020 mm/month (95% CI: -0.027 to -0.013, p < 0.01).

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The no intervention group showed an increasing trend in WOMAC total scores, with a rate of 0.015 score/mo, which was significantly higher than that of the IACI and APM groups ( P = 0.02 and P = 0.03).

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