Arthroscopic Surgery to Treat Arthritic Knees

One hundred and eighty patients, mostly men, took part in the study. Bruce followed up with them a few times over the course of two years. Patients in all three groups had similar functioning in their knees. All three groups felt they were better off for having had the surgery. They'd do it again if they had it to do all over again. The conclusion was that all the benefit of arthroscopic surgery to treat arthritic knees was from a placibo effect. Do bruce says we should find other more effective treatments and put our money there....