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Table 1 Keywords used for the search strategy

From: Effects of previous arthroscopic knee surgery on the outcomes of primary total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and PRISMA-compliant meta-analysis

PICO Element

Keywords / MeSH Terms

Population (P)

“Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee“ [Mesh]

“total knee arthroplasty”

“total knee replacement”

TKA

“primary total knee arthroplasty”

Intervention (I)

“Arthroscopy“ [Mesh]

“knee arthroscopy”

“arthroscopic knee surgery”

“previous knee arthroscopy”

“prior arthroscopic knee surgery”

“arthroscopic surgery”

Comparison (C)

Not specified (most studies naturally include a control group)

Outcome (O)

“Treatment Outcome“ [Mesh]

“outcome”

“outcomes”

“complications”

“surgical complications”

“revision”

“reoperation”

“infection”

“periprosthetic joint infection”

“functional recovery”

“function scores”

  1. PICO: Population Intervention Comparison Outcome