Medical exercise therapy alone versus arthroscopic partial meniscectomy followed by medical exercise therapy for degenerative meniscal tear: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Table 1 Characteristics of the participants included in the review

Author, year	Participants		Gender (M/F)		Mean age (year)		Degenerative grade
Author, year	APM + MET	MET	APM + MET	MET	APM + MET	MET	Degenerative grade
Gauffin 2014	75	75	53/22	56/19	54 ± 5	54 ± 6	Ahlback 0
Herrilin 2007	47	43	28/19	27/16	54 ± 5	56 ± 5	Ahlbacks 0 or 1
Herrilin 2013	47	49	28/19	30/19	54 ± 5	56 ± 6	Ahlbacks 0 or 1
Katz 2013	161	169	71/90	72/97	59 ± 8	58 ± 7	Kellgren-Lawrence grades 0 to 3
Yim 2013	50	52	9/41	12/40	55 ± 10	58 ± 11	Kellgren-Lawrence 0 or 1
Sihvonen 2014	70	76	42/28	47/29	52 ± 7	52 ± 7	Kellgrene-Lawrence grade 0 or1
Stensrud 2015	42	40	26/16	27/13	48.6 ± 6.4	49.2 ± 6.4	Kellgren-Lawrence 0 or 1
Sihvonen 2018	70	76	42/28	47/29	52 ± 7	52 ± 7	Kellgrene-Lawrence grades 0 or 1

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