The downsides of knee surgery
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Downsides of knee surgery 'may outweigh benefits for older patients'
New research has called into question the benefits of knee surgery for middle-aged or older patients with knee pain and degenerative disease.
From Arthritis Research UK: http://www.arthritisresearchuk.org/news/general-news/2015/june/downsides-of-knee-surgery-may-outweigh-benefits-for-older-patients.aspx
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New research has called into question the benefits of knee surgery for middle-aged or older patients with knee pain and degenerative disease.
From Arthritis Research UK: http://www.arthritisresearchuk.org/news/general-news/2015/june/downsides-of-knee-surgery-may-outweigh-benefits-for-older-patients.aspx
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Ah, not so much 'knee surgery' as arthroscopy. I think many surgeons, for some time, have refused to perform them on the grounds that they're rarely of value though I do have a friend (aged 72) who had a successful one a couple of years ago and is now back to long walks.If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
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Yes it's the arthroscopies.
they should do the same study of THRs etc as the headline could be a bit misleading couldn't it?
I can imagine my own MIL saying "There you go I won't have it done now"
Thanks for this info though it's interesting reading
Toni xx0
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