ESCAPE

ESCAPE study

Title: ‘Cost-effectiveness of Early Surgery versus Conservative Treatment with Optional Delayed Meniscectomy for Patients over 45 years with non-obstructive meniscal tears (ESCAPE study).’

Principal investigator: Prof. Dr. R.W. Poolman
Contact: J.C.A. Noorduyn

The data collection of the first ESCAPE study has been finished. See our publications for the results. Inclusion for the long-term follow-up of the ESCAPE study is ongoing.

Publications
- Effect of Physical Therapy vs Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy in People With Degenerative Meniscal Tears: Five-Year Follow-up of the ESCAPE Randomized Clinical Trial. Noorduyn JCA, van de Graaf VA, Willigenburg NW, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(7):e2220394. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.20394
- In patients eligible for meniscal surgery who first receive physical therapy, multivariable prognostic models cannot predict who will eventually undergo surgery. Julia C. A. Noorduyn, M. M. H. Teuwen,· V. A. van de Graaf, N. W. Willigenburg, M. Schavemaker, R. van Dijk, G. G. M. Scholten‐Peeters, M. W. Heymans, M. W. Coppieters, R. W. Poolman, on behalf of the ESCAPE Research Group. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2021 Feb 7. doi: 10.1007/s00167-021-06468-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33550450.
- Functional Outcomes of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy Versus Physical Therapy for Degenerative Meniscal Tears Using a Patient-Specific Score. Julia C.A. Noorduyn, Tess Glastra van Loon, Victor A. van de Graaf, Nienke W. Willigenburg, Ise K. Butter, Gwendolyne G.M. Scholten-Peeters, Michel W. Coppieters, Rudolf W. Poolman, and the ESCAPE Research Group.Orthop J Sports Med. 2020 Oct 29;8(10):2325967120954392. doi: 10.1177/2325967120954392. PMID: 33195707; PMCID: PMC7607803.
- How do the costs of physical therapy and arthroscopic partial meniscectomy compare? A trial- based economic evaluation of two treatments in patients with meniscal tears alongside the ESCAPE study. Victor A van de Graaf, Johanna M van Dongen, Nienke W Willigenburg, Julia C A Noorduyn, Ise K Butter, Arthur de Gast, Daniel B F Saris, Maurits W van Tulder, Rudolf W Poolman, ESCAPE Research Group. Br J Sports Med. 2020 May;54(9):538-545. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100065. Epub 2019 Jun 21. PMID: 31227493; PMCID: PMC7212930.
- Can even experienced orthopaedic surgeons predict who will benefit from surgery when patients present with degenerative meniscal tears? A survey of 194 orthopaedic surgeons who made 3880 predictions. Victor van de Graaf, Coen H Bloembergen, Nienke W Willigenburg, Julia C A Noorduyn, Daniel Saris, Ian Harris, Rudolf Poolman, for the ESCAPE Research Group. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2020;54:354-359.
- Responsiveness and Minimal Important Change of the IKDC of Middle-Aged and Older Patients With a Meniscal Tear. Julia C.A. Noorduyn, Victor A. van de Graaf, Lidwine B. Mokkink, Nienke W. Willigenburg, and Rudolf W. Poolman on behalf of the ESCAPE Research Group. Am J Sports Med. 2019 Feb;47(2):364-371. doi: 10.1177/0363546518812880. Epub 2019 Jan 4. PMID: 30608864.
- Effect of Early Surgery vs Physical Therapy on Knee Function Among Patients With Nonobstructive Meniscal Tears The ESCAPE Randomized Clinical Trial. Victor A. van de Graaf, MD; Julia C. A. Noorduyn, MSc; Nienke W. Willigenburg, PhD; Ise K. Butter, MSc; Arthur de Gast, MD, PhD; Ben W. Mol, MD, PhD; Daniel B. F. Saris, MD, PhD; Jos W. R. Twisk, PhD; Rudolf W. Poolman, MD, PhD; for the ESCAPE Research Group. JAMA. 2018 Oct 2;320(13):1328-1337. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.13308. Erratum in: JAMA. 2018 Dec 4;320(21):2272-2273. Erratum in: JAMA. 2020 Mar 10;323(10):1001. PMID: 30285177; PMCID: PMC6583004.
- Study protocol: Cost-effectiveness of Early Surgery versus Conservative Treatment with Optional Delayed Meniscectomy for Patients over 45 years with non-obstructive meniscal tears (ESCAPE study): protocol of a randomised controlled trial. Victor A van de Graaf, Vanessa A B Scholtes, Nienke Wolterbeek, Julia CA Noorduyn, Camille Neeter, Maurits W van Tulder, Daniël B F Saris, Arthur de Gast, Rudolf W Poolman, on behalf of the Escape Research Group. BMJ open, 6(12), e014381. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014381
- Reliability and Validity of the IKDC, KOOS, and WOMAC for Patients With Meniscal Injuries. Victor A. van de Graaf, Nienke Wolterbeek, Vanessa A.B. Scholtes, Eduard L.A.R. Mutsaerts and Rudolf W. Poolman Am J Sports Med 2014 42: 1408 originally published online March 11, 2014 DOI: 10.1177/0363546514524698

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