background: the objective of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging for shoulder joint pathologies and then compare the results with arthroscopy, the standard for joint diagnosis. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 80 patients with shoulder joint disorders, who underwent final arthroscopy, were studied. based on patients’ medical history and physical...

Looking into the cavities of the human body by means of devices, without having to make an incision in the skin, has always been the dream of surgeons. The quest to light up these dark spaces was resolved for the first time in 1886, with the advent of the first cystoscope fitted with an incandescent bulb, designed by Leiter and Nitze in Germany. In 1910, it was improved on by the Swedish physic...

Objective: To assess the prevalence of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) in Chinese patients undergoing knee arthroscopy surgery without thromboprophylaxis in routine clinical practice, and to identify the associated risk factors. Materials and methods: Medical records of 864 successive Chinese patients (≥ 18 year) who underwent different arthroscopic knee replacement surgery without thromboprophylaxi...

BACKGROUND Hip arthroscopies are often used in the treatment of intra-articular hip injuries. Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) are an important parameter in evaluating treatment. It is unclear which PRO questionnaires are specifically available for hip arthroscopy patients. The aim of this systematic review was to investigate which PRO questionnaires are valid and reliable in the evaluation of p...

To identify factors predicting failure after hip arthroscopy in patients with previous periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) defined as a conversion to total hip replacement (THR) and to evaluate the patient reported outcome scores. Of 55 hips treated with hip arthroscopy after PAO from Aug 2008 to 2012 at Aarhus University Hospital, 43 hips were included (median age: 36.1 yrs, range 16.3-56.9 yrs). I...

BACKGROUND This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of hip arthroscopy versus open surgical dislocation for treating femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) through published clinical trials. METHODS We conducted a comprehensive literature search using PUBMED, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases for relevant studies on hip arthroscopy and ope...

Background: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) causes joint pain and dysfunction that severely affects the patient’s ability to walk. Arthroscopy combined with intraarticular injection of sodium hyaluronate can slow development knee osteoarthritis, but there is a lack rigorous evidence-based medicine evaluation, it has not been recognized by some scholars at home abroad. This paper analyzed clinical eff...

In its early days arthroscopy was used mainly for diagnosis; it saved many knees from unnecessary arthrotomy. Today, MRI is available to save knees from unnecessary arthro-scopy; internal derangements can then be treated by arthro-scopic surgery. Arthrotomy for internal derangement is now obsolete and the debate has moved on to the relative roles of arthroscopy and MRI in the management of knee...

Hip arthroscopy is one of the most rapidly evolving arthroscopy techniques. It combines the benefits of a minimally invasive procedure and a short rehabilitation period. Improved instrumentation and technical skills have advanced our ability to accurately diagnose and treat various conditions. The role of this procedure continues to evolve with new indications that might change the outcome of d...

OBJECTIVE To determine the diagnostic accuracy of CT arthrography and virtual arthroscopy in the diagnosis of anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus pathology. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-eight consecutive patients who underwent CT arthrography and arthroscopy of the knee were included in this study. The ages of the patients ranged from 19 to 52 years and all of the patients were male. Sagi...