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

(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News)

A panel of international health experts and patients Wednesday challenged the effectiveness of one of the most common orthopedic procedures and recommended strongly against the use of arthroscopic surgery for patients with degenerative knee problems. Continue reading article here…

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