Read more American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/34499/american-academy-of-orthopedic-surgeons.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 20:06:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37134/popular-surgery-useless-for-knee-arthritis.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=134906&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401003808' border='0' />Arthroscopic surgery, performed on almost a million Americans every year, is a useless treatment for arthritis of the knee, a new study reports. Researchers found that 178 arthritic patients who had surgery, physical therapy, and medication fared no better than patients who had medication and therapy alone. The procedure, which...Knee surgeries to treat arthritis, performed on hundreds of thousands of patients in the US each year, are ineffective and unnecessary, according to a new study.http://www.newser.com/story/37134/popular-surgery-useless-for-knee-arthritis.htmlThu, 11 Sep 2008 05:59:08 CDT