It is minimal invasive surgery of the knee. A small cut is made to introduce a camera and with this visual guidance, surgery is done on the knee with small instruments thus avoiding big scar and quick recovery
An arthroscopist is a person who carries out an arthroscopy, an examination of the interior of a joint such as the knee by use of an arthroscope.
An arthroscope is a small surgical tool that allows orthopedic surgeons to visualize and treat the inside of a joint, such as the knee, shoulder, or hip. It consists of a tiny camera and light attached to a thin tube, enabling minimally invasive procedures with smaller incisions and faster recovery times.
This procedure is most commonly used to diagnose knee and shoulder problems, although the elbow, hip, wrist, and ankle may also be examined with an arthroscope
When she tore her ACL, the doctor used an arthroscope to help him fix it.
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The arthroscope is used in arthroscopy.
Shoulder arthroscopy is surgery that uses a tiny camera called an arthroscope to examine or repair the tissues inside or around your shoulder joint. The arthroscope is inserted through a small incision (cut) in your skin.
It contains magnifying lenses and glass-coated fibers that send concentrated light into the joint and a camera
The physician makes a 1cm long portal incisions for arthroscopic access into and around the knee. A blunt trocar, a knife, scissors, or a mechanical shaver may remove any adhesions limiting range of knee motion.
No.Endoscopic means: of, relating to, or performed by means of an endoscope or endoscopy.Arthroscopy means: examination of a joint with an arthroscope.
A revision knee replacement is done when a knee replacement has failed (eg has loosened). If it was originally a partial knee replacement that was done, it will be replaced with a total knee replacement, if it was originally a total knee replacement, a new total knee replacement will be done. Approx 1.4% of patients require a repeat Total Knee Replacement, known as a Revision Knee Replacement