How has the new data regarding long-term follow-up of degenerative meniscal tears vs surgery changed your management approach in these patients?

Degenerative meniscus tears are a common finding on MRI in our older patients. A challenge lies in determining if that finding is the cause of the patient's symptoms. When deciding whether to send for surgical consultation, I query about mechanical symptoms (catching, locking, or giving way) and/or ...

Years ago, there was an article that noted that no benefit was seen in "real" vs "sham" arthroscopy of the knee 18 months after the procedure, and that a higher percentage of the real patients had undergone knee replacement. I queried a local ortho about the study, and he told me that "we choose our...