From the November 2014 issue of Duke Medicine’s Health News (HN)
Torn Meniscus: Surgery May Not Be the First Option
Weight loss, medications, and physical therapy may be equally effective, safer, and less expensive than surgery.
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Middle-aged and older patients who have mild arthritis and an age-related torn meniscus show no benefit from arthroscopic surgery, according to a study published August 25, 2014, in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Arthroscopic surgery for meniscal tears has been a common but controversial procedure. In the U.S., more than 700,000 such procedures are performed […]