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Finnish Centre for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics

Coverage of Finnish Centre for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jul 14 · 09:00 UTCMost recent: Jul 14 · 09:00 UTC
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Teppo Järvinenperson1New England Journal of Medicineorganization1arthroscopic knee surgerytopic1Osteoarthritistopic1Medicareorganization1Robert Brophyperson1Washington University in St. Louisorganization1
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  • HEALTHJul 14 · 09:00 UTCKFF HEALTH NEWS
    Knee Pain? Ragged Cartilage? Research Suggests Surgery’s Not the Best Answer

    A 10-year study found arthroscopic knee surgery for degenerative cartilage tears provides little benefit and may accelerate osteoarthritis and reoperation rates. Patients who received the procedure or a sham surgery showed similar outcomes, with surgery patients experiencing more pain. The study challenges the efficacy of the surgery, which is declining in use in Finland and the U.S.

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