1 Joint Center, Dalin Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan ; 2 School of Medicine, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Ann Transl Med. 2015 Sep;3(15):217. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.07.04.
"Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy versus Sham Surgery for a Degenerative Meniscal Tear" published in the New England Journal of Medicine on December 26, 2013 draws the conclusion that arthroscopic partial medial meniscectomy provides no significant benefit over sham surgery in patients with a degenerative meniscal tear and no knee osteoarthritis. This result argues against the current practice of performing arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) in patients with a degenerative meniscal tear. Since the number of APM performed has been increasing, the information provided by this study should lead to a change in clinical care of patients with a degenerative meniscus tear.
《关节镜下半月板部分切除术与假手术治疗退行性半月板撕裂》发表于 2013 年 12 月 26 日的《新英格兰医学杂志》，该研究得出结论，对于没有膝关节骨关节炎的退行性半月板撕裂患者，关节镜下半月板部分切除术与假手术相比没有显著益处。这一结果反对目前对退行性半月板撕裂患者行关节镜下半月板部分切除术（APM）的做法。由于 APM 的数量一直在增加，本研究提供的信息应该会导致退行性半月板撕裂患者的临床护理发生改变。
