Orthopedics / 05.05.2026

[caption id="attachment_73589" align="alignleft" width="200"]Teppo Järvinen MD PhDProfessor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology University of Helsinki, HUS Dr. Järvinen[/caption] MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Teppo Järvinen MD PhD Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology University of Helsinki, HUS MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Response: Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) is one of the most frequently performed orthopedic procedures worldwide, particularly for middle-aged and older patients with knee pain and a degenerative meniscal tear. Over the past 15–20 years, multiple randomized trials have questioned the effectiveness of this procedure, showing no meaningful benefit compared with non-operative care (typically, exercise or physical therapy) or even placebo (sham) surgery in the short to medium term. Our study reports the 10-year follow-up of the FIDELITY trial, a randomized, placebo-surgery controlled trial.
Author Interviews, Opiods, Orthopedics, Surgical Research / 18.03.2019

MedicalResearch.com Interview with: [caption id="attachment_47736" align="alignleft" width="130"]Dr. Alexis Colvin, MDAssociate Professor of Orthopedic SurgeryIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Dr. Colvin[/caption] Dr. Alexis Colvin, MD Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai  MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Response: 40% of all opioid overdose deaths involve a prescription opioid and orthopaedic surgeons are the 3rd highest prescribers of opioids.  Set guidelines for post surgery opioid prescriptions have not been established.  Arthroscopic knee meniscectomy is one of the most common orthopaedic procedures.  The purpose of this study was to determine how many opioids were being prescribed  among a group of six sports fellowship trained orthopaedic surgeons versus how many patients were actually using.