Cochrane · systematic review · CD014328
Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee disease (osteoarthritis including degenerative meniscal tears)
O'Connor, D, Johnston, RV, Brignardello-Petersen, R, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022 · Cochrane Library
MusculoskeletalAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 57.1%Moderate 1 · 14.3%High 2 · 28.6%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Summary of findings
Population: people with degenerative knee disease (osteoarthritis including degenerative meniscal tears)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Paina Scale: 0 to 100, 0 is no pain | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 309 participants | High |
Knee functiona Scale: 0 to 100, 100 is best function | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 302 participants | High |
Knee‐specific health‐related quality of lifea Scale: 0 to 100, 100 is best quality of life | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 188 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Participant‐reported success Last | RR 1.11 [0.66, 1.86] | 3 studies · 189 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Serious adverse eventsLast | RR 1.35 [0.64, 2.83] | 8 studies · 1206 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Total adverse events Last | RR 1.15 [0.78, 1.7] | 9 studies · 1326 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Knee surgery (replacement or osteotomy)Last | RR 2.63 [0.94, 7.34] | 4 studies · 864 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |