Recently; studies done by a team of researchers at the
university of Helsinki in Finland suggests that arthroscopic partial
Meniscectomy is not better than sham procedure.
Surgeons perform this arthroscopic procedure to alleviate pain
and symptoms of the injured knee meniscus.
A randomized study performed in which random people was
selected to receive either the operation "arthroscopic partial
Meniscectomy" or the Sham procedure that mimic the operation and results
find that there is no difference between pain symptoms and other measures of
quality of life between the two groups.
Study conducted over 146 patients between the ages of 35 and
65 who suffered from knee pain for at least three months in a trial in which
they were randomized to either undergo an arthroscopic partial meniscectomy or
a "sham" procedure that simulate an arthroscopy.
The sham group was held in the operating and recovery rooms
for the same amount of times as the surgery group.
All patients received the same walking aids and instructions
for exercises, taking over-the-counter painkillers as required.
The researchers found that there were no significant
differences between the real surgery group and the sham group.
The study is published in journal in the New England Journal
of Medicine. (ANI)
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