But then, all the surgery can do is cut away and smooth the torn material, right? And if enough is torn, they remove the entire part, right? Which leaves a painful bone-to-bone contact??
Be sure to ask your orthopedic surgeon about this.
Take it from a guy who does 500 pushups, 100 pullups, 100 bardips a day and was a former powerlifter...
I'd look into a second or third opinion...
If you already have, the body can do wondrous and magnificent things.