Meniscus surgery

Meniscus surgery is a medical procedure aimed at treating injuries or damage to the meniscus, a cartilage structure in the knee joint. This surgery may involve repairing a torn meniscus or removing damaged portions to alleviate pain and restore knee function.

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Should I Have Meniscus Surgery? No…

The most common orthopedic surgery in America had it’s final epitaph written this month with a level-1 study showing that surgery for meniscus locking is no better than placebo. Given that this was the final indication for the surgery, based on the research, to use a party analogy, the booze has run out for this little…read more

Meniscus Surgery Failure? The Evidence Mounts…

It seems like meniscus surgery has become a modern rite of passage for active people. A middle-aged person gets knee pain while doing something active, and sometimes a pop or shift is felt. The knee swells and becomes painful, and activity is difficult. An MRI shows a meniscus tear, and surgery ensues. Is the problem…read more

Suffering from a Meniscus Tear? Why Arthroscopic Knee Surgery Isn’t the Answer

For several decades in orthopedic care, the traditional solution to meniscus tears has been to identify them on an MRI and cut out the offending piece. While there’s little doubt that meniscus degeneration is at play in the cascade of knee arthritis, how all of this works is not so well understood. Now, a new study…read more

Knee Surgery for a Meniscus Tear? Not if You’re Middle Aged…

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

Knee Meniscus Surgery Outcome: Who Needs Knee Meniscus Surgery?

Gilbert was 59 years old when I first evaluated him back in 2011 for a 3 month old knee injury. He was limping back then due to a meniscus tear and was he was headed toward a knee replacement surgery. I just saw him this past week for the opposite knee and got an update that…read more

Can You Treat a Meniscus Tear Without Surgery?

The research support on using surgery to treat meniscus tears is collapsing. Study after study shows that this common surgery doesn’t work and likely sets patients up for more problems down the road. However, there’s one type of meniscus tear that has been thought to always require surgery – a flipped bucket handle tear. This type…read more

Meniscus Repair Complications: Does this Surgery Work?

Meniscus repair could be the term in medicine that’s most like cell phone coverage ads on TV ̶  it all looks good on the surface, but the reality is different. So what is a meniscus repair and who gets one (versus cutting the meniscus out)? What are the meniscus repair complications you should be concerned…read more

We Need Meniscus Surgery Alternatives: Surgery Linked to More Arthritis…

OK, this is freaky. I wrote a blog yesterday that was focused on how the science behind major orthopedic surgeries was collapsing-i.e. many large studies are showing surgery doesn’t work. Enter stage left a study just out this morning that shows that common meniscus surgeries are linked to the rapid onset of arthritis! How many…read more
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