Arthroscopic surgery for meniscus tear... Does it have risks?
We previously published an article related to the risks of arthroscopic surgery and meniscus removal and studies that showed that the rate of meniscus removal is a major factor in increasing the rate of early osteoarthritis. Over time, we see more studies that support the shift from traditional methods of dealing with bone and joint diseases to modern regenerative methods. As we see in this study, which shows that traditional methods of meniscus removal are associated with an increased rate of early osteoarthritis of the knee joint.
This study, which focused on following up on patients who suffer from injury and tear in the meniscus, and patients who do not suffer from injury or tear in the meniscus, also showed patients who underwent meniscus removal surgery and those who did not undergo this surgery. After following up on these groups of patients radiologically and clinically, it was found that 81% of patients who underwent meniscus removal surgery suffered from early osteoarthritis in the knee joint one year after the operation! In contrast to the other group of patients who did not undergo this operation.
Conclusion
We see many of our patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis - especially middle-aged patients - who underwent arthroscopic surgery and found that their meniscus was completely removed! Which accelerated their development of early osteoarthritis of the knee joint. There are many cases in which meniscus removal can be avoided and regenerative therapy can be followed by injecting fat cells rich in stem cells into the knee joint, which works to renew and rebuild the damaged cartilage. There are some special cases that may require arthroscopy, as the arthroscopic technique used in our center is to preserve the largest possible amount of tissue so that the fat cells rich in stem cells injected after arthroscopy can rebuild and renew the damaged tissue in the meniscus.
The goal of regenerative therapy (which cannot be achieved with traditional treatment) is to rebuild and renew the damaged tissue in the knee joint, not to remove it! Regenerative therapy through injection of fat cells rich in stem cells is the only method that aims to regenerate and rebuild cartilage, and its success has been proven through magnetic resonance images before and after injection of fat cells rich in stem cells. This goal cannot be achieved through traditional methods of excision!
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