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

This 2016 randomized controlled trial compared supervised exercise therapy to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) in 140 middle-aged patients (mean age 50) with MRI-confirmed degenerative meniscal tears and no radiographic osteoarthritis. Over a two-year follow-up, both groups experienced similar improvements in knee function, pain, and quality of life. The exercise group