Prevalence and outcomes of incidental imaging findings: umbrella review

JW O'Sullivan, T Muntinga, S Grigg, JPA Ioannidis - bmj, 2018‏ - bmj.com
Objective To provide an overview of the evidence on prevalence and outcomes of incidental
imaging findings. Design Umbrella review of systematic reviews. Data sources Searches of …

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridium difficile Infection: A Systematic Review

D Drekonja, J Reich, S Gezahegn, N Greer… - Annals of internal …, 2015‏ - acpjournals.org
Background: The role of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for Clostridium difficile
infection (CDI) is not well-known. Purpose: To assess the efficacy, comparative …

Arthroscopic hip surgery compared with physiotherapy and activity modification for the treatment of symptomatic femoroacetabular im**ement: multicentre …

AJR Palmer, VA Gupta, S Fernquest, I Rombach… - bmj, 2019‏ - bmj.com
Objective To compare arthroscopic hip surgery with physiotherapy and activity modification
for improving patient reported outcome measures in patients with symptomatic …

Exercise therapy versus arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for degenerative meniscal tear in middle aged patients: randomised controlled trial with two year follow-up

NJ Kise, MA Risberg, S Stensrud, J Ranstam… - bmj, 2016‏ - bmj.com
Objective To determine if exercise therapy is superior to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy
for knee function in middle aged patients with degenerative meniscal tears. Design …

[HTML][HTML] Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee arthritis and meniscal tears: a clinical practice guideline

RAC Siemieniuk, IA Harris, T Agoritsas, RW Poolman… - Bmj, 2017‏ - bmj.com
Including people with or without: Mild to severe osteoarthritis Radiographic evidence of
osteoarthritis i X-ray or MRI changes of arthritis Mechanical symptoms i Locking, clicking …

Subacromial decompression versus diagnostic arthroscopy for shoulder im**ement: randomised, placebo surgery controlled clinical trial

M Paavola, A Malmivaara, S Taimela, K Kanto… - bmj, 2018‏ - bmj.com
Objective To assess the efficacy of arthroscopic subacromial decompression (ASD) by
comparing it with diagnostic arthroscopy, a placebo surgical intervention, and with a non …

Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy and endoscopy for the treatment of pain in chronic pancreatitis: a sham-controlled, randomized trial

R Talukdar, SS Olesen, M Unnisa… - Annals of internal …, 2024‏ - acpjournals.org
Background: No randomized controlled trials have substantiated endoscopic
decompression of the pancreatic duct in patients with painful chronic pancreatitis. Objective …

Effect of early surgery vs physical therapy on knee function among patients with nonobstructive meniscal tears: the ESCAPE randomized clinical trial

VA Van De Graaf, JCA Noorduyn, NW Willigenburg… - Jama, 2018‏ - jamanetwork.com
Importance Despite recent studies suggesting arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) is
not more effective than physical therapy (PT), the procedure is still frequently performed in …

[HTML][HTML] Genicular artery embolization for the treatment of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis

SA Padia, S Genshaft, G Blumstein, A Plotnik… - JBJS Open …, 2021‏ - journals.lww.com
Background: Genicular artery embolization (GAE) is a novel therapy to treat patients with
symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) by reducing synovial arterial hypervascularity. This …

Effect of physical therapy vs arthroscopic partial meniscectomy in people with degenerative meniscal tears: five-year follow-up of the ESCAPE randomized clinical trial

JCA Noorduyn, VA Van De Graaf… - JAMA network …, 2022‏ - jamanetwork.com
Importance There is a paucity of high-quality evidence about the long-term effects (ie, 3-5
years and beyond) of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy vs exercise-based physical therapy …