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I'd say this is really impressive: sham surgery on the meniscus. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/surgery-is-one-hell-of-a-placebo/ https://fivethirtyeight

• seanwilson 8y ago
  > Arthroscopic knee surgery has been a common orthopedic procedure in the United States, with about 692,000 of them performed in 2010,2 but the procedure has proven no better than a sham when done to address degenerative wear and tear, particularly on the meniscus. Isn't this just showing the supposed real surgery doesn't work? I don't see how this is showing placebo has an impressive effect.
  • meowface 8y ago
    It shows both.