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I assume this is the same John Connell who has already commented on this on the FB group 'Totally Wacked'
Yes sir that's him, hes an active CASSA member I think as well
I assume this is the same John Connell who has already commented on this on the FB group 'Totally Wacked'
Sixth, arthroscopic knee surgery has been shown to have no measurable benefit in OA of the knee!The definitive double-blind study on surgery for OA of the knee was performed by Dr. J. Bruce Moseley and his team at Baylor College of Medicine and the Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center and published July 11, 2002 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Moseley studied a total of 180 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee that were randomly assigned to receive arthroscopic débridement, arthroscopic lavage, or placebo surgery. Patients in the placebo group received skin incisions and underwent a simulated débridement without insertion of the arthroscope. Outcomes were assessed at multiple points over a 24-month period with the use of five self-reported scores - three on scales for pain and two on scales for function - and one objective test of walking and stair climbing. At no time in the 2 year follow-up did either of the intervention groups report less pain or better function than the placebo group. Moseley concluded that "in this controlled trial involving patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, the outcomes after arthroscopic lavage or arthroscopic débridement were no better than those after a placebo procedure". Since this study was published, this surgery continues to be performed on over 650,000 knees in the US at a combined cost of over $5.2 billion a year!
She needs twatting round the head with a fully laden GG... might knock some sense into her... or at least stop her spouting drivel for a while.
She speaks! I want to hit her!