Arthroscopic Surgery is No Better than Placebo (Sham Surgery) in Treating the Pain and Dysfunction of Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Arthroscopic Surgery is No Better than Placebo (Sham Surgery) in Treating the Pain and Dysfunction of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: "Approximately 650,000 arthroscopic procedures for knee OA are performed yearly in the U.S. at a total cost of approximately $3.25 billion. This important study clearly calls into question the legitimacy of this expensive invasive procedure since no benefit can be demonstrated above and beyond that of sham surgery."