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The article reports on a study suggesting that common knee surgical procedure does very little for some. The study involves people with torn meniscus, a crescent-shaped cartilage that helps cushion and stabilize knees. According to the study, arthroscopic surgery on the meniscus is the most common orthopedic procedure in the U.S. for about 700,000 times a year with an estimated cost of $4 billion. Orthopedic surgeons suggest that meniscal surgery should be aimed at narrower groups of people.

The article describes the study about patients with meniscal injuries treated with an inside-out or all-inside arthroscopic technique presented by Dr. Geert Meermans at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

The article discusses the reasons behind the high number of U.S. patients opting for spinal fusion surgery to alleviate back pain and surgery to a torn meniscus to relieve knee pain despite various studies proving that both types of surgery produce little or no benefit at all.

The article presents information on recent developments related to medical research and technology. According to a study, the number of women who have removed both breasts after cancer diagnosis has increased. Another study found that middle-aged and older patients are unlikely to benefit from surgery for repairing tears in the meniscus, pads of cartilage in the knee in the long term.

The article discusses a study by researchers in Finland, published in the "New England Journal of Medicine" in December 2013, which observed no significant difference in improvement between a group of patients that received knee surgery on a torn meniscus and a group of patients that was led to believe they had the same surgery in order to study the placebo effect.

Jeremy Lin's rise was swift and magical, an N.B.A. fairy tale played out on a global stage, one enchanting chapter at a time, its conclusion a captivating mystery. That epilogue came Saturday night, much sooner than anticipated, with a shockingly cruel twist. Lin, the Knicks' young point guard sensation, needs surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee and will miss the rest of the regular season and probably the playoffs, assuming the Knicks make it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

C.C. Sabathia was the heaviest player in baseball last season, but he may be on the verge of ceding that distinction. A sleeker version of Sabathia, who carried a listed 309 pounds on his 6-foot 7-inch frame, is scheduled to report to Yankees spring training after an off-season recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery. A baseball official confirmed that Sabathia had lost weight but could not say whether it was as much as 30 pounds, as reported Tuesday on Twitter by ESPN's Buster Olney. Sabathia has never missed a start in two seasons with the Yankees, but shedding weight would alleviate the stress on his right knee. Sabathia, who was 21-7 with a 3.18 earned run average and finished third in Cy Young Award balloting, had surgery in October to repair a meniscus tear. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article offers news briefs related to several issues in the U.S. Representative Mike Simpson is recovering from a knee surgery, specifically the removal of his meniscus. The Mercer University Children's Choir is touring to sing at the 19th Street Baptist Church and a senior citizen's home, among other venues. Christina Huffington, daughter of liberal media personality Arianna Huffington, is interning for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.