Article TextOriginal researchArthroscopic partial meniscectomy for a degenerative meniscus tear: a 5 year follow-up of the placebo-surgery controlled FIDELITY (Finnish Degenerative Meniscus Lesion Study) trialObjectives To assess the long-term effects of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) on the development of radiographic knee osteoarthritis, and on knee symptoms and function, at 5 years follow-up.Design Multicentre, randomised, participant- and outcome assessor-blinded, placebo-surgery controlled trial.Setting Orthopaedic departments in five public hospitals in Finland.Participants...…Article TextOriginal researchArthroscopic partial meniscectomy for a degenerative meniscus tear: a 5 year follow-up of the placebo-surgery controlled FIDELITY (Finnish Degenerative Meniscus Lesion Study) trialObjectives To assess the long-term effects of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) on the development of radiographic knee osteoarthritis, and on knee symptoms and function, at 5 years follow-up.Design Multicentre, randomised, participant- and outcome assessor-blinded, placebo-surgery controlled trial.Setting Orthopaedic departments in five public hospitals in Finland.Participants...WW…