| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Ahn 2015 | Study population did not have degenerative knee disease |
| Biedert 2000 | Study population did not have degenerative knee disease |
| Bisson 2015 | Study population did not have degenerative knee disease |
| Bradley 2002 | Intervention was not arthroscopic surgery |
| Hubbard 1996 | Study population did not have degenerative knee disease or osteoarthritis |
| Kalunian 2000 | Intervention was not arthroscopic surgery |
| Lee 2020 | Not an RCT |
| Lu 2018 | Not an RCT |
| Ma 2020 | Not an RCT |
| Marsh 2016 | Study examined cost‐effectiveness of arthroscopic surgery |
| Pan 2020 | Not an RCT |
| Rimington 2009 | Not an RCT |
| Wijn 2020 | Not an RCT |
| Zhang 2018 | Intervention was arthroscopic joint lavage |
| Zhao 2018 | Not an RCT |