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Researchers found that trimming a damaged meniscus—a procedure long believed to relieve pain—offers no real benefit over placebo surgery. Even more surprising, patients who had the operation actually fared worse over time, with more symptoms, poorer function, faster progression of osteoarthritis, and a greater likelihood of needing additional surgery.Share:\n\nFULL STORY\n\n* * *\n\n!\n\nOne of the world’s most common knee surgeries may be ineffective—and even harmful—after all. Credit: Shutterstock\n\nA widely performed knee procedure known as partial meniscectomy may not deliver the benefits many patients expect. A major study with a 10-year follow-up has found that trimming a damaged meniscus does not improve symptoms or knee function when compared to a placebo procedure.\n\nPartial meniscectomy is one of the most common orthopedic surgeries worldwide. While its use has declined in Finland in recent years, it remains a routine treatment in many countries.\n\n**10-Year Study Finds Worse Outcomes After Surgery**\n\nThe long-term results paint a concerning picture. Patients who underwent partial meniscectomy did not experience better outcomes than those who had\n\n[Content truncated...]",{"title":28,"url":29,"domain":30,"snippet":31,"content":32},"10-Year Data Confirm No Benefit From Knee Arthroscopy","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.medscape.com\u002Fviewarticle\u002F10-year-data-confirm-no-benefit-arthroscopy-degenerative-2026a1000ds9","medscape.com","Ten-year follow-up data from the FIDELITY study of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) in patients with symptoms of degenerative meniscal tear found the...",null,{"title":34,"url":35,"domain":36,"snippet":37,"content":32},"Knee surgery for cartilage damage does not benefit patients, study suggests","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Fscience\u002F2026\u002Fapr\u002F29\u002Fknee-surgery-cartilage-damage-patients-study","theguardian.com","People with meniscus tears who underwent surgery had poorer knee function and worse osteoarthritis after 10 years than those who did not.",{"title":39,"url":40,"domain":41,"snippet":42,"content":32},"Massive Study Finds Common Knee Surgery Is No Better Than a Placebo","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.zmescience.com\u002Fmedicine\u002Fmassive-study-finds-common-knee-surgery-is-no-better-than-a-placebo\u002F","zmescience.com","A common knee operation meant to erase the nagging pain of a torn meniscus has just failed its longest and toughest test. After a decade of tracking,...",{"title":44,"url":45,"domain":46,"snippet":47,"content":32},"A Common Knee Surgery Has Been Failing Decades, May Make Things Worse","https:\u002F\u002Fscienceblog.com\u002Fa-common-knee-surgery-has-been-failing-decades-may-make-things-worse\u002F","scienceblog.com","Every year, surgeons trim millions of damaged knee cartilages in a procedure so routine that most patients spend fewer than 24 hours in hospital. The.",{"title":49,"url":50,"domain":51,"snippet":52,"content":32},"Go ahead, ruin my day","https:\u002F\u002Ffreethoughtblogs.com\u002Fpharyngula\u002F2026\u002F05\u002F06\u002Fgo-ahead-ruin-my-day\u002F","freethoughtblogs.com","This was the wrong day to discover this study. 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