Spot Check: Arthroscopic débridement for OA knee

By S. Terry Canale, MD

For many clinical questions, the amount of available information is overwhelming and the conclusions confusing. Although the number of Level I and Level II studies in orthopaedics is increasing, many orthopaedists find Level V—expert opinion—evidence both interesting and educational. AAOS Now’s new column, “Spot Check,” is focused on Level V evidence. Each issue, we will ask three or four experts about their approach to a specific therapeutic or practice management question.

We start by asking Frederick M. Azar, MD; Jesse C. DeLee, MD; and J. Richard Steadman, MD, about a recent study on the effectiveness of arthroscopic débridement for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Read their answers here.

AAOS Now
December 2008 Issue
http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/dec08/cover2.asp