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I do find the range of options for treating a torn meniscus is incredibly narrow. I thought it would be like going to the dentist. After all, teeth are the other part of the body without a blood-supply to promote healing. You can choose from various types of filling, porcelain or gold crowns, dentures or root canals, etc etc. But what does the knee-surgeon offer? Partial meniscectomy or nothing. It's like a dentist treating decay by offering to pull out the tooth. It's 100 years behind the times. Why are teeth more important than menisci? If I had to choose between them, I'd choose a good set of menisci any day.
Teeth and menisci are two totally different things. You really can't compare the two. Just because there are more options for treating teeth doesn't mean they're more important. It's really not that simple. It's pretty easy to work on a tooth. But you have to knock someone out and cut them open to work on a meniscus.