Table 2.

Muscle groups and weight bearing functional exercises targeted by the physical therapy regimens of the randomized controlled trials of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy versus physical therapy in middle age persons

Author/year	Muscles targeted				Weight-bearing Exercises Functional/Neuromuscular
	Glut max	Glut med	Quad	Hamstring
Gauffin 2014 [22]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Herrlin 2007 [31]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Katz 2013 [24]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kise 2016 [32]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Stensrud 2015 [27]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yim 2013 [30]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes