The surgery combines several procedures and addresses patients with moderate to severe arthritis. Dr. Steadman designed the procedure to delay knee replacement surgery. The study examined 73 patients who underwent the knee arthroscopy procedure after conservative treatment methods failed. The patients also went through a defined rehabilitation program to maintain patellar and overall knee mobility.
Researchers found that the average survival time for the procedure was 6.8 years and 40 percent of patients in the study group delayed surgery for at least 10 years.
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