Multiple studies have shown that knee arthroscopy isn’t any better than non-operative treatments for conditions like arthritis, torn cartilage and knee pain Finally, doctors are taking note, a study by Emory University found So-called arthroscopic knee surgery is becoming a less common treatment for adults with torn cartilage or painful arthritis as a growing body of evidence shows little benefit from these operations, a new...
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Knee surgery—have we been doing it wrong? July 18, 2017 by Grove Potter, University at Buffalo
A team of University at Buffalo medical doctors have published a study that challenges a surgical practice used for decades during arthroscopic knee surgery. When treating meniscal tears—one of the most common orthopedic surgical procedures—surgeons also have clipped and smoothed any dislodged cartilage they found in the belief it was helping patients. But the new study...