Meniscus Surgery Linked To Worse Outcomes In 10-Year Study

“a 10-year study from Finland published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that people with meniscus tears who underwent one of the most common orthopedic surgeries for the condition had worse outcomes than those who didn't.”

“146 patients were recruited, some had surgery, others had sham that sits between the two bones of the knee, the femur and the tibia.”

“it's a very impressive follow up study in that respect. And that some of this data or much of this data was incorporated into the guidelines”

“it's a very interesting study that continues to show that non-operative treatment in the first instance is correct. And our current guidelines are that you should wait at least three months, if not six months, before reconsidering whether or not the patient's going to get better on their own.”

“I would suggest very much so that we learn from the evidence that's presented and appropriate evidence-based treatments are largely practiced by most surgeons, particularly orthopedic surgeons.”

“A 10 year long study from Finland. has found that people with meniscus tears who underwent one of the most common operations for the condition had worse outcomes than those who didn't.”

“people with meniscus tears, Niska's tears, who wonder when one of them Worse, osteoarthritis and were more likely to need another operation.”

“has found that people with meniscus tears who underwent one of the most common operations for the condition had worse outcomes than those who didn't.”

“The group who were operated on ended up with poor knee function, worse osteoarthritis, and were more likely to need another operation.”

“It's fairly commonly torn both in injury Worse, osteoarthritis and were more likely to need another operation.”

“Mark Bodich is a knee surgeon and the former president of the British Orthopaedic Association, he spoke about the medical community's reaction to the findings.”

“The meniscus is a piece of tissue that sits between the two bones of the knee, the femur and the tibia. And its job is partly to load share.”

“found that people with meniscus tears who underwent one of the most common operations for the condition had worse outcomes than those who didn't.”

“Much of this data was incorporated into the guidelines that we and the British Association of Surgery of the Knee and the British Orthopedic Association have used to educate surgeons.”

“Much of this data was incorporated into the guidelines that we and the British Association of Surgery of the Knee and the British Orthopedic Association have used to educate surgeons.”

“Much of this data was incorporated into the guidelines that we and the British Association of Surgery of the Knee and the British or Speak Association have used to educate surgeons.”

“It's a very impressive study from the Finnish group that in the UK, the knee surgical community are very aware of and they first published in 2013”

“Nature in some of these tears will actually make the symptoms disappear or dissipate. I wouldn't say that inefficient surgeries are widespread at all.”

“I would suggest very much so that we learn from the evidence that's presented and appropriate evidence-based treatments are a largely practiced by most surgeons, particularly orthopedic surgeons and that's what we are keen to educate and share.”

“A 10-year-long study from Finland has found that people with meniscus tears who underwent one of the most common operations for the condition had worse outcomes than those who didn't.”

“146 patients were recruited. had the surgery while others had a fake surgery in which incisions were made but no operation took place. The group who were operated on ended up with poor knee function, worse osteoarthritis and were more likely to need another operation.”