Academic Center for Evidence-Based Sports Medicine

Minimally invasive needle arthroscopy versus conventional arthroscopy for treatment of bacterial knee arthritis: protocol of a pragmatic, multicenter, randomized, controlled, non-inferiority trial (MINA-TRIAL)

Abstract Background Recent innovation offers the possibility for joint drainage under local anaesthesia for the treatment of bacterial arthritis of the native knee, using minimally invasive needle arthroscopy (MINA). Compared with conventional arthroscopy, MINA enables immediate...

Poor mental health in patients with symptomatic osteochondral lesions of the talus

Aims Osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLT) can cause pain and functional limitations, potentially affecting mental health. This study aimed to compare mental health in patients with OLT to the general Dutch population and individuals with mood or anxiety disorders, and to iden...