Arthroscopy to treat osteoarthritis of the knee?

• 1 Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Health, Melbourne, VIC.
• 2 Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC.
• 3 South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
• 4 Whitlam Orthopaedic Research Centre, Sydney, NSW.

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