(English) Episode 167-Knee Surgery Scam - Five-Year Study Reveals Common Meniscus Procedure offers zero benefit but higher arthritis risk

To assess the long-­ term effects of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) on the development of radiographic knee osteoarthritis, and on knee symptoms and function, at 5 years follow-­up.(Sihvonen R, Paavola M, Malmivaara A, Itälä A, Joukainen A, Kalske J, et al. Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for a degenerative meniscus tear: a 5 year follow-up of the placebo-surgery controlled FIDELITY (Finnish Degenerative Meniscus Lesion Study) trial. Br J Sports Med [Internet]. 2020;54(22):1332–9. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-102813)