Arthroscopic knee surgery for arthritis not effective, study finds
Thursday, September 11, 2008 - 10:43
in Health & Medicine
After two years, there was no difference between participants who had undergone the procedure and those who had not. The research confirms the results of a 2002 study. Arthroscopic knee surgery for arthritis -- a procedure performed hundreds of thousands of times a year -- does not reduce joint pain or improve knee function, according to new research released Wednesday.