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Does having a cortisone shot help a meniscus tear or is surgery the only option?
9 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Meniscus tear: If it is primarily arthritis, synovitis, and just a degenerative fraying of theme miscues, the cortisone may help the surrounding inflammation. If a truly large tear with mechanical symptoms, get a scope.
Answered 3/1/2013
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Cortisone injection: A cortisone injection can be helpful for an older patient with a degenerative meniscal tear and associated osteoarthritis. The cortisone will not "heal" the tear but reduce some of the surrounding inflammation.
Answered 7/9/2018
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Will help the pain: The shot will help mask the pain, but will not help any potential healing.
Answered 3/10/2016
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