the arthroscopy will do two things 1. allow the doc to view the inside of your knee so he can have a good idea what he can or can't do. 2. remove any floating debris that affects your range of motion. I believe the doc isn't telling you a definite answer because he can't tell you until he knows what he has to work with. CT scans and MRI's are good tools, but nothing beats actually taking a look. chances are at your age there will be arthritis, depending on how bad the damage is determines how much the procedure will or won't help. unfortunately if it is bone on bone there are only two treatment options synvisc which is a injection of chicken cartilage (the jury is still out) expensive. or knee replacement. if you wait too long you may cause damage to your other joints from walking wamperjawed, then you may have to have a hip done also--kinda like having a front end out of alignment. hope that helps.....RN that likes to farm.
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