There are several ways that the doctor can treat knee problems.

Usually, your doctor will start with simpler treatments, such as:

• Rest

• Activity changes

• Steroid injections into the joint

• Medication and

• Physical therapy.

If your symptoms do not get better with these treatments, and your doctor feels that a surgery will help you, a knee arthroscopy is usually recommended. Knee arthroscopy uses a specialized camera, called an arthroscope, to look inside the knee. The camera can sometimes help fix problems inside the knee

Because a knee arthroscopy is an elective surgery, there are no serious or life-threatening consequences associated with not having it.