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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: The mean changes (improvements) in the primary outcome measures were as follows : Lysholm score, 21. 7 points in the partial-meniscectomy group as compared with 23. 3 points in the sham-surgery group (between-group difference, -1. 6 points ; 95 % confidence interval [CI], -7. 2 to 4. 0) ; WOMET score, 24. 6 and 27. 1 points, respectively (between-group difference, -2. 5 points ; 95 % CI, -9. 2 to 4. 1) ; and score for knee pain after exercise, 3. 1 and 3. 3 points, respectively (between-group difference, -0. 1 ; 95 % CI, -0. 9 to 0. 7).