Arthroscopy is a surgical technique that your surgeon uses to see inside your joint through the use of a small pencil size instrument called an arthroscope. The images from the arthroscope are transmitted through a small camera to a televisions monitor. These images allow your surgeon to identify and correct problems within your joint.
A variety of treatments can be performed using arthroscopy. Common treatments include: the trimming or repair of torn cartilage, reconstruction of a torn ligament, removal of inflamed synovial tissue, and the treatment of joint instability.
Arthroscopic surgery is performed using special microscopic instruments. Small shavers and cutting instruments are used to remove and shape tissue that is not repairable.
Arthroscopic surgery is typically done on an outpatient basis (you go home the same day as your surgery) and may be done under general, spinal or local anesthesia.
For more information about arthroscopy of a certain joint, please choose from the following:
Knee Hip Shoulder
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