• ICD-9 Codes: 7176.6, 732.7
• ICD-10 Codes: M17
• CPT Codes: 29871
• HCPS Codes: 29991
• NDC Codes: 20001

Arthroscopic surgery for Osteoarthritis

Other names:

Arthroscopic lavage and debridement

Body system:

Knee

Treatment type:

Surgery

No Recommended

Arthroscopic lavage and debridement in patients with osteoathritis of the knee is no better than placebo surgery, and arthroscopic surgery provides no additional benefit compared to optimized physical and medical therapy. Arthroscopic surgery in the presence of significant knee OA should only rarely be considered for major, definite and new mechanical locking/catching (i.e., large lose body) after failure of non-operative treatment.

ODG Criteria: Arthroscopic surgery for Osteoarthritis

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ODG Treatment Guidelines

Initial trial:

5-7 visits over 3-4 weeks

Overall treatment:

With evidence of improvemnet, a total of 10-12 visits over 12 weeks.

Risk vs. Benefit

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Related Links

Loose body removal surgery (arthroscopy); Knee joint replacement; Osteotomy; Meniscectomy;

Description

Arthroscopic surgery

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Osteoarthristis

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Evidence Summary

In the Meniscal Tear in Osteoarthritis Research (METEOR) trial, there were similar outcomes from PT versus surgery (Katz, 2013) In this RCT, arthroscopic surgery was not superior to supervised exercise alone after non-traumatic degenerative medial meniscal tear in older patients. (Herrlin, 2007) Another systematic review concluded that arthroscopic surgery for degenerative meniscal tears and mild or no osteoarthristis provided no benefit when compared with nonoperative management. (Khan, 2014) The small inconsequantial benefit seen from interventions that include arthroscopy for the degenerative knee is limited in time and absent at one to two years after surgery. Knee arthroscopy is associated with harms. Token together, these findings do not support arthroscopic knee surgery involving partial meniscectomy, debridement, or both for middle aged or older patients with knee pain and degenerative knee disease, with or without signs of osteoarthritis. (Thorlund, 2015)

Other Guidelines

According to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines, arthroscopic lavage and debridement should not be offered as part of treatment for OA, unless a patient suffers from knee OA with a clear history of mechanical locking associated with intraarticular loose bodies or meniscal tears, emphasizing the importance of proper patient selection. Contrarily, the most recent AAOS guidelines indicate that arthroscopic debridement or lavage is just not recommended for patients with primary diagnosis of symptomatic OA of the knee. Consequently, 27% of orthopedic surgeons still recommend arthroscopy for the treatment of OA, but this treatment was found to be significantly more populer outside of the United States. (Abu-Ghanem, 2015)

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