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  "path": "/this-common-knee-surgery-may-be-doing-more-harm-than-good/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-10T02:17:06.000Z",
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    "Aging",
    "Orthopedic Research",
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    "University of Helsinki"
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  "textContent": "A 10-year follow-up of the FIDELITY trial, which was controlled with placebo surgery, found that partial meniscectomy does not improve patients’ symptoms or function. Partial meniscectomy, a procedure that trims a degenerated meniscus, is among the most frequently performed orthopedic surgeries worldwide. Although its use has dropped sharply in Finland in recent years, the operation [...]",
  "title": "This Common Knee Surgery May Be Doing More Harm Than Good"
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