Table 1. Search strategy.

Search strategy

PubMed search strategy

(menisci, tibial [mh] OR menisc* [tiab] OR meniscus [mh] OR meniscus [tiab] OR meniscal [tiab] OR “tibial meniscus injuries” [mh]) AND (“physical therapy modalities” [mh] OR “physical therapy” [tiab] OR physiotherapy [tiab] OR kinesiotherapy [tiab] OR rehabilitation [mh] OR rehabilitation [tiab] OR “resistance training” [mh] OR “resistance training” [tiab] OR “strength training” [tiab] OR “neuromuscular training” [tiab] OR “exercise therapy” [mh] OR “exercise therap*” [tiab] OR “exercise program*” [tiab] OR “exercise training” [tiab] OR “aerobic training” [tiab] OR “aerobic exercis*” [tiab] OR “training program*” [tiab] OR “resistive exercis*” [tiab] OR “resistive training” [tiab] OR “endurance training” [mh] OR “endurance training” [tiab] OR “endurance exercis*” [tiab] OR Instructio* [tiab])

CINAHL search strategy

(MH menisci, tibial OR TI menisc* OR AB menisc* OR MH meniscus OR TI meniscus OR AB meniscus OR TI meniscal OR AB meniscal OR MH “tibial meniscus injuries”) AND (MH “physical therapy modalities” OR TI “physical therapy” OR AB “physical therapy” OR TI physiotherapy OR AB physiotherapy OR TI kinesiotherapy OR AB kinesiotherapy OR MH rehabilitation OR TI rehabilitation OR AB rehabilitation OR MH “resistance training” OR TI “resistance training” OR AB “resistance training” OR TI “strength training” OR AB “strength training” OR TI “neuromuscular training” OR AB “neuromuscular training” OR MH “exercise therapy” OR TI “exercise therap*” OR AB “exercise therap*” OR TI “exercise program*” OR AB “exercise program*” OR TI “exercise training” OR AB “exercise training” OR TI “aerobic training” OR AB “aerobic training” OR TI “aerobic exercis*” OR AB “aerobic exercis*” OR TI “training program*” OR AB “training program*” OR TI “resistive exercis*” OR AB “resistive exercis*” OR TI “resistive training” OR AB “resistive training” OR MH “endurance training” OR TI “endurance training” OR AB “endurance training” OR TI “endurance exercis*” OR AB “endurance exercis*” OR TI Instructio* OR AB Instructio*)

Web of Science search strategy

(meniscus OR “tibial meniscus injuries”) AND (“physical therapy modalities” OR “physical therapy” OR physiotherapy OR kinesiotherapy OR rehabilitation OR “resistance training” OR “strength training” OR “neuromuscular training” OR “exercise therapy” OR “exercise program*” OR “exercise training” OR “aerobic training” OR “training program*” OR “resistive exercis*” OR “resistive training” OR “endurance training” OR “endurance exercis*” OR Instructio*)

Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) search strategy

Abstract & Title: menisc* Therapy: Fitness training OR Strength training Body Part: Lower leg OR knee

Open Gray search strategy

Meniscus