Study questions the need for Arthroscopic Surgery in many patients

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STUDY QUESTIONS ARTHROSCOPIC KNEE SURGERY (Orthopedics This Week)
Research from Finland, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that the thousands of people who have arthroscopic knee surgery to fix a torn cartilage could be wasting their time. The Finish team found that, though keyhole surgery to repair torn cartilage has risen significantly, there is no evidence that it actually helps.
In the typical procedure the surgeon inserts a scope through a small incision to examine the joint and, if required, also partially removes the damaged cartilage through another incision. T...

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