STONE ON THE GREAT MENISCUS DEBATE (Orthopedics This Week)
Clinical Research proves that a partial meniscus trim for a degenerative meniscus tear is unnecessary (Finnish Research article)
Kevin Stone M.D. responded to a request from OTW to comment on the recent sham knee surgery study out of Finland. Here is what he had to say:
“A recent comparative study compared sham knee surgery to a partial resection of the meniscus in 45- to 60-year-old people and noted no difference at one year. In other words, the study seems to suggest that people who just thought they had experienced arthroscopic knee...