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The inclusion criteria were at least 1 validated outcome score, and middle\u2010aged patients (40\u00a0years and older) with a degenerative meniscus tear. Studies with a sham arm, and acute and concomitant injuries were excluded. Risk of bias was assessed with the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool. The quality of studies was assessed with the Cochrane GRADE tool and quality assessment tool (Effective Public Health Practice Project). Publication bias was assessed by funnel plot and Egger\u2019s test. The I\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      statistics was calculated a measure of statistical heterogeneity.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Six studies were included, and all were assessed as having a high risk of bias. There was no publication bias (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0= .23). All studies were downgraded (low, n\u00a0= 5; very low, n\u00a0= 1). The Effective Public Health Practice Project assessed 1 study as strong, 2 as moderate, and 3 as weak. The overall results demonstrated moderate to low quality of the included studies. The I\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      statistic was 96.2%, demonstrating substantial heterogeneity between studies.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results of this systematic review strongly suggest that there is currently no compelling evidence to support arthroscopic partial meniscectomy versus physical therapy. The studies evaluated here exhibited a high risk of bias, and the weak to moderate quality of the available studies, the small sample sizes, and the diverse study characteristics do not allow any meaningful conclusions to be drawn. Therefore, the validity of the results and conclusions of prior systematic reviews and meta\u2010analyses must be viewed with extreme caution. 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