Patients were randomized either to receive the collagen meniscus implant or to serve as a control subject treated with a partial meniscectomy only.

患者随机分组接受胶原半月板移植或作为对照组仅行半月板部分切除术。

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We hypothesized that patients receiving a collagen meniscus implant would have better clinical outcomes than patients treated with partial medial meniscectomy alone.

我们假设胶原半月板移植治疗的临床效果要好于单独行半月板部分切除术。

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Within six to twelve months, patients who had physical therapy alone showed similar improvement in functional status and pain as those who had undergone arthroscopic partial meniscectomy surgery.

FORBES: Physical Therapy: A Reasonable Alternative to Surgery for Patients with Meniscal Tears and Arthritis