The final nail in the coffin for the degenerative meniscus?

Some studies give time for pause. The image is CC by Matt Katzenberger.

Some studies give time for pause. The image is CC by Matt Katzenberger.

I have my doubts when it comes to operating a degenerative meniscus (see my previous post) and in an amazing Finnish multicenter RCT it seems that my doubts have been confirmed. Sihvonen et al. managed to randomize 146 patients to arthroscopic meniscal or sham surgery where none of the outcomes differed between the groups. Continue reading