Finnish research to revolutionise indications for knee surgery (New England Journal of Medicine on 25 December 2013)
The Finnish Degenerative Meniscal Lesion Study (FIDELITY) compared surgical treatment of degenerative meniscal tears to placebo surgery. A year after the procedure the study participants, both those in the group who underwent surgery and the ones in the placebo group, had an equally low incidence of symptoms and were satisfied with the overall situation of their knee.
"These results show that surgery is not an effective form of treatment in such cases. It's difficult to imagine ...
