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 2 Summary of intervention information for each study

Author, year	Follow-up time	Symptom duration	Modalities of exercise	MET program
Author, year	Follow-up time	Symptom duration	Modalities of exercise	Duration (week)	Frequency (p week)	Session duration (min)
Gauffin 2014	3, 12 months	more than 3 months	gym or home exercise	12	2	30–40
Herrilin 2007	8 weeks, 6 months	2–6 months	home exercise	8	2	40–60
Herrilin 2013	24, 60 months	2–6 months	home exercise	8	2	40–60
Katz 2013	6, 12 months	more than 1 month	progressive home exercise	6	2	Not given
Yim 2013	24 months	8.2 months	home exercise	11	3	60
Sihvonen 2014	2, 6, 12 months	more than 3 months	graduated home-based exercise	Not given	5	10–15
Stensrud 2015	3 months	7.5 months	gym exercise	12 weeks	2–3	60–80
Sihvonen 2018	24 months	more than 3 months	graduated home-based exercise	Not given	5	10–15

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