REMOVE (“trim” or “clean up”)   PROS   Relatively quicker recovery after surgery   CONS   Significantly reduced effectiveness of your meniscus Has not been shown to improve symptoms better than non-operative care when measured at 6 months and 2 years post-operatively Contact pressures and areas of the surrounding cartilage become increasingly compromised Increased risk for knee arthritis Increased likelihood of needing knee replacement surgery in the future   References   The knee is at increased risk for arthritis and the eventual need for total knee replacement   Reference 1, Reference 2, Reference 3, Reference 4, Reference 5, Reference 6, Reference 7, Reference 8, Reference 9   Has not been shown to improve symptoms better than non-operative care when measured at 6 months and 2 years post-operatively   Reference 1, Reference 2, Reference 3