Knee operations often 'ineffective'

By Julia Medew
Updated October 4 2012 - 12:38pm, first published October 1 2012 - 7:13am
Thousands of Australians may be having unnecessary knee surgery, new research says.
Thousands of Australians may be having unnecessary knee surgery, new research says.

THOUSANDS of Australians are believed to be having unnecessary knee surgery despite evidence it could lead to life-threatening complications.