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I have arthritrse with bone on bone. i recently twisted my knees and the mri say a possible tear in meniscus. but the orthopedic specialist says he would not trim the meniscus tear because of my bone on bone condition and suggested synvisc. is that a ri

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See detail: I agree that arthroscopy would be a waste of time. You can try Synvusc but is unlikely to help advanced disease.

Answered 9/2/2015

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