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I have a surgery to scrape my bone cartolige bc of arthritis. is that like a fracture?
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No: Fracture us a break in a bony structure, you have a bone on bone rubbing of the joints causing inflammation and scraping of the cartilage and bones. The surgery should help clean out those debris that was formed in the process.
Answered 2/20/2015
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Not a fracture: With mechanical symptoms surgery is almost always required, but w/ pain/ swelling it should only be considered when conservative treatments have failed. Since many deg tears occur in knees w/ coexisting arthritis, a menisectomy is not always the best option. The surgery may decrease meniscal symptoms, but those from arthritis may remain unchanged or slightly increase due to meniscus removal.
Answered 12/9/2013
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