Arthroscopic knee surgery
Arthroscopic knee surgery is a minimally invasive procedure used to diagnose and treat problems within the knee joint. Utilizing a small camera called an arthroscope, surgeons can view the inside of the joint on a screen and perform necessary surgical repairs through tiny incisions. This technique is commonly employed to address issues such as torn ligaments, damaged cartilage, and other knee-related conditions.
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Should you get knee surgery for a meniscus tear? According to recent research, not if you’re middle-aged or older, since it’s likely that the tear seen on MRI has nothing to do with your knee pain. This may come as a surprise, but let me explain. This has been a rough time for orthopedic surgery. As…read more
Microfracture Knee Alternatives: RIP Knee Microfracture?
Knee microfracture surgery is a common method used for cartilage repair. But does it work? A recent study says that microfracture knee alternatives should be used because the procedure is ineffective and should be abandoned. Knee microfracture is used for potholes in the cartilage. The theory is that poking or drilling small holes in the bone…read more Does Meniscus Surgery Work? A Quartet of Studies Says It’s No Better than Fake Surgery or PT
Few patients ask the obvious question about knee meniscus surgery: Does meniscus surgery work? The answer, after many different high quality studies is that it definitely doesn’t work. Let me explain. The first major paper on the efficacy of arthroscopic knee surgery was published more than a decade ago in 2002. It compared “arthroscopic debridement”…read more Metal Particles Now Found in Arthroscopy Patients
Arthroscopy has been heralded as a minimally invasive technology. In some ways, it has defined modern orthopedic surgery. The ability to see inside the joint using a ball point pen sized arthroscope has helped surgeons and device companies develop more and more clever ways to approximate and cut tissue. One of those is the bone shaver, an…read more Understanding what Happens when a Torn Knee Meniscus Displaces
A doctor discusses what happens when knee surgery causes the meniscus to tear and displace outside the joint. An innovative non-surgical treatment for this problem is discussed. 
