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what does a torn meniscus look like

The researchers suggest that supervised exercise therapy should be considered as a treatment option for middle aged patients with this type of knee damage. Every year, 2 million people worldwide undergo knee arthroscopy (keyhole surgery to relieve pain and improve movement) at a cost of several billion US dollars. Yet current evidence suggests that arthroscopic knee surgery offers little benefit for most patients. So researchers based in Denmark and Norway carried out a randomised controlled trial to compare exercise therapy alone with arthroscopic surgery alone in middle aged patients with degenerative meniscal tears.

They identified 140 adults (average ~50 years) with degenerative meniscal tears, verified by MRI scan, at 2 public hospitals and 2 physio...