Is one of the most common surgeries a sham?
Study shows patients who undergo partial meniscectomy have a greater risk of osteoarthritis and no better outcomes at five years
Meniscal surgery may “accelerate” radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis in patients with a degenerative meniscus tear, a small study suggests.
Patients who get arthroscopic partial meniscectomy have similar five-year outcomes and increased risk of radiographic knee osteoarthritis as without surgery, the Finnish findings show.
