Shoulder Arthroscopy
The shoulder joint is prone to injury since it is very mobile. Frequent overhead movements and sudden trauma can damage the tissues inside the shoulder. This can cause pain, tenderness, weakness, instability, and limitation of movement in the shoulder joint. Although symptoms, physical examination, and different types of X-rays and related studies can tell great deal about the nature of the problem, its needed to use shoulder arthroscopy to determine more precisely what the problem is.
Elbow Arthroscopy
Arthroscopic surgery of the elbow is challenging because of the joint's anatomy. The bones lie close together, and nerves and blood vessels are located very close to the joint (see illustration). Therefore, the doctor must be especially careful when inserting the arthroscopic instruments into the joint.Although it is a difficult procedure, arthroscopic surgery is often the ideal choice for treating certain elbow conditions. An injury or arthritis can damage the ends of the bones and cause bone spurs to develop.
Hip Arthroscopy
The hip joint is a ball and socket joint where ball of the thigh bone (femur) joins with the socket (acetabulum) of the pelvic bone. The ball is normally held in the socket by very powerful ligaments that form a complete sleeve around the joint (the joint capsule). Keyhole hip surgery offers comprehensive access to an evolving series of conditions that affect the hip joint.
Knee Arthroscopy
Knee arthroscopies are performed as a day care procedure, It is a minimally invasive (keyhole) technique, allowing the complete examination of the inside of the knee joint, using two or three small puncture wounds around the knee joint.
Ankle Arthroscopy
Also known as key hole surgery or minimally invasive ankle surgery. Ankle arthroscopy involves using very small incisions to gain access into the ankle joint. Each incision is less than 1cm and usually two incisions are required. The ankle joint is relatively small and to allow good surgical access to the joint, its dimensions need temporarily to be increased. This is done using a combination of distraction across the joint together with having a stream of pressurized fluid circulating through the joint which distends it.
Not all ankle surgery can be done or is sensible to try using arthroscopy. The list of conditions below is comprehensive for those disorders in which the technique is useful. The alternative is open ankle surgery which results in larger scars and generally more post-operative pain. For certain cases though this is unavoidable.The inside of the ankle joint can be inspected using a small camera with operations carried out on the joint using small, specially designed instruments.
Name: Dr. Aashish Arbat
Email: aashisharbat@jointsdoctor.com
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