title: Routine knee arthroscopic surgery for the painful knee in middle-aged and old patients--time to abandon ship.
authors.affiliation: a Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;|b Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense;|c Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
authors.forename: L Stefan
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Lohmander
authors.affiliation: b Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense;
authors.forename: Jonas B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Thorlund
authors.affiliation: b Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense;
authors.forename: Ewa M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Roos
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries