For Knee Pain, Experts Say Don’t Think About Scoping It

Guidelines published in the British Medical Journal base on 13 research studies recommend against surgery for knee arthritis including meniscal cartilage tears secondary to arthritis. 
Those studies compared the surgery with a variety of options, including physical therapy, exercise and even placebo surgery.
The panel said meniscal tears “are common, usually incidental findings, and unlikely to be the cause of knee pain, aching or stiffness.”
There are 2 million of these types of surgeres performed for $3 billion dollars every year! 
Why do you think surgeons are still performing so many of these surgeries when the research shows they are not effective?
For Knee Pain, Experts Say Don’t Think About Scoping It