Arthroscopic Knee Surgery is Usually Useless

Good article from sports medical physician Dr. Gabe Mirkin, describing research studies showing that except for acute injuries or cases with locking and/or giving out of the knee, most cartilage surgery is useless.
With this amount of evidence, why do you think the medical physicians continue to perform 2 million of these procedures at a cost of $3 billion dollars per year?

Arthroscopic Knee Surgery is Usually Useless

Joint injections of cortisone may not be safe

The extremely common procedure of injection of cortisone into joints has until recently been considered safe if not overused. New evidence is showing that may not be true. A new study in the journal Radiology showed that 8% of patients who had injections in the hips or knees had complications that worsened the state of the joint. Recent studies show little or no benefit. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons do not recommend them.
A Warning From a Doctor Who Has Done Thousands of Steroid Injections for Arthritis

Corticosteroid injection for plantar heel pain

t may surprise some, but I treat many non spinal conditions including plantar fasciitis, A recent review of 47 previous studies on cortisone injection for plantar fasciitis ( common cause of heel pain) found that it was no more effective than sham injection (injection of an inert solution).

Has anyone had a treatment that was successful for this condition?

Corticosteroid injection for plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Foundation for Chiropractic Progress Position Paper Responds to Deadly Epidural Steroid Injections, Overuse of Prescription Drugs and Back Surgery to Relieve Back Pain

Foundation for Chiropractic Progress Position Paper Responds to Deadly Epidural Steroid Injections, Overuse of Prescription Drugs and Back Surgery to Relieve Back Pain. The paper also points to overuse of cortisone injections, dangers of ad

diction to prescription drugs such as Methadone and other narcotics for musculoskeletal problems such as back pain and arthritis, as well as mounting evidence that for many patients, surgery is no better at relieving pain than non-invasive care options.

Foundation for Chiropractic Progress Position Paper Responds to Deadly Epidural Steroid Injections, Overuse of Prescription Drugs and Back Surgery to Relieve Back Pain

I would think that everyone is aware of the 14 unfortunate deaths from the fungal infected epidural cortisone injections causing meningitis. I am aware that epidurals are often ineffective or only give temporary relief while having possible

 very significant side effects, so I only send patients for them very infrequently when the patient is severely disabled by a pinched nerve and not getting relief with anything else.
I guess we learn something everyday because I was not aware that cortisone is not approved by the FDA for injection into the epidural space of the spinal canal.

Before a Wave of Meningitis, Shots Were Tied to Risks