Publications by authors named "Cathrine N Eftang"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to compare the long-term effects of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) versus exercise therapy on knee osteoarthritis (OA) progression and patient outcomes over a 10-year period.
- - It included 140 participants with degenerative meniscal tears, finding that the APM group had slightly more OA progression, with 23% developing radiographic OA compared to 20% in the exercise group.
- - Ultimately, both treatment methods showed no major differences in OA progression or strength, but both improved patient-reported pain and knee function.
Purpose: To compare patients with a concomitant full-thickness cartilage lesion and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury to patients with an isolated ACL injury at 10-15 years post ACL reconstruction.
Methods: This is a longitudinal follow-up of a cohort of 89 patients that were identified in the Norwegian National Knee Ligament Registry and included in the index study in 2007. The study group consisted of 30 patients that underwent ACL reconstruction and had a concomitant, isolated full-thickness cartilage lesion (International Cartilage Repair Society [ICRS] grade 3-4).
Objectives: Gain an overview of expected response rates (RRs) to patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in clinical quality registry-based studies and long-term cohorts in order to better evaluate the validity of registries and registry-based studies. Examine the trends of RRs over time and how they vary with study type, questionnaire format, and the use of reminders.
Design: Literature review with systematic search.