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Will a cortisone shot help with pain from a meniscus tear?
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cortisone: Often times a cortisone injection will temporarily improve pain and inflammation from any cause...Including a meniscus tear. That does not mean that cortisone cures the tear however.
Answered 6/8/2019
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