Meniscectomy vs physio for meniscal tears with Dr Travis Pollen

In this episode, Dr Travis Pollen takes us through a recent research review he did for Physio Network exploring younger patients with a traumatic mensical injury. We look at the results of a recent paper comparing those who had surgery and those who had physiotherapy. Interestingly the results at two years were very similar but this opened up a lot of questions and nuance about what happens within that two years.

Dr Travis Pollen is a personal trainer and has a PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences (Drexel University). He also holds a master’s degree in Biomechanics and Movement Science (University of Delaware). His research interests focus on movement screening, injury risk appraisal, and return to play testing in athletes.

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Study reference:

van der Graaff et al (2022) Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy versus physical therapy for traumatic meniscal tears in a young study population: a randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 56, 870-876.

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