Another surgery for chronic knee pain was proven to be useless

One of my favorite TMS stories was about a clinical trial conducted by Dr. Bruce Moseley, who was making a ton of money performing knee surgeries for osteoarthritis but had some suspicions about their efficacy. After he proved that sham surgeries were as good as real ones, he quit the lucrative business of "treating" osteoarthritis. Here is the study: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa013259

A new study, fresh out of Finland, proved that a meniscus surgery results in worse outcomes for the patients:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/29/knee-surgery-cartilage-damage-patients-study (Knee surgery for cartilage damage does not benefit patients, study suggests)

If you are referred for surgery, think twice and weigh all the conservative options!

 

Woah....that is important and useful information!