<% Function getHeadline() getHeadline = "Two studies question using arthroscopic knee surgery for treating arthritis" End Function Function getSubHeadline() IF "" <> "" Then getSubHeadline = "" Else getSubHeadline = "" End If End Function Function isProfessional() isProfessional = "patient" End Function 'Two studies question using arthroscopic knee surgery for treating arthritis 'Two studies question using arthroscopic knee surgery for treating arthritis - HSS.edu 'arthroscopic knee surgery, arthoscopy, arthritis of the knee, knee replacement, knee surgery, robert marx md, new england journal of medicine 'Arthroscopic Knee Surgery is the topic of debate among surgeons, many claiming the procedure lacks effectiveness. Dr. Robert Marx has written an editorial for the New England Journal of Medicine. ' %>

NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams—September 10, 2008

Two studies call into question whether many people with arthritis are needlessly undergoing one of the most common operations in America: arthroscopic knee surgery. NBC's Robert Bazell reports and interviews Dr. Robert Marx of Hospital for Special Surgery.

Watch the interview on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.