Alternative to Knee Surgery
“nothing heals like cold steel” and “to cut is to cure” says an orthopedist friend of mine.
One of the most common knee surgery procedures is Arthroscopic debridement. This involves inserting a camera and tools through several holes in your knee in order to “clean up” frayed and/or loose tissue.
To me, this makes little sense. Does frayed cartilage cause pain? No. Trimming the edges makes things look pretty on camera. But does removing this protective, joint fluid secreting tissue make people better. A study out of Canada says no
This speaks volumes about the fact that the future of knee treatment is the regeneration of tissue. Stem cell transplant has been shown to be an effective way to grow cartilage in meniscus and articular cartilage as an alternative to knee surgery
