When you have knee pain and go to your doctor or physical therapist for evaluation, getting told you have a meniscus tear after a thorough evaluation or MRI is very common. You might be told you need surgery to fix the meniscus tear and then you'll be pain free, but is this true?
The most common surgery for a meniscus tear is an arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (which also happens to be the most common orthopedic surgery performed in the United States). The procedure uses small scopes to remove torn meniscal fragments and trimming the meniscus back to a stable rim. This is supposed to allow your meniscus to return to doing its stabilizing and shock absorbing job without causing you pain or limitation. But does the surgery really work?
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