INTRODUCTION The posterior portion of the knee joint, which includes the tibial attachment of the posterior cruciate ligament and the posterior horn of the menisci, has been called a "blind spot" because it is difficult to observe this area under arthroscopy through standard anterior portals. Posteromedial, posterolateral, and posterior transseptal portals have been developed for visualization ...

BACKGROUND Deep vein thrombosis is a common, important complication of major orthopedic surgery, particularly knee arthroplasty. Knee arthroscopy is performed more frequently and in younger patients than knee arthroplasty. However, the true risk of deep vein thrombosis in patients who undergo this procedure is unknown. OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of deep vein thrombosis after knee ar...

We carried out a prospective study in order to establish to what extent the intra-articular evaluation undertaken during arthroscopy of the knee differed between surgeons. Two senior specialist registrars and a consultant orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest in knee surgery were involved. A total of 78 knee arthroscopies (78 patients) was studied. Arthroscopy was first carried out by the...

The aim of this study was to explore the intensity of post-arthroscopy knee pain during the first 24 hours, and to study the influence of pre-operative pain, tourniquet time and amount of surgical trauma on post-arthroscopy pain. In 78 male patients that underwent elective arthroscopic menisectomy or diagnostic arthroscopy of the knee, preoperative and post-operative pain were registered using ...

BACKGROUND Arthroscopy of the knee is a surgical performed world-wide considered extremely safe, rates of complication ranging from 0.56 to 8.2%. Vascular complications are even more rare (0.0032%), and generally related to the popliteal artery injury. CLINICAL CASE We are reporting the cases of two patients who had unsuspected vascular complications after arthroscopy. Both cases presented va...

background the aim of this study was to examine the correlation of the clinical examination, mri and arthroscopic findings in cruciate ligaments and meniscal injuries of knee and to evaluate the accuracy of clinical examination and mri with the gold standard arthroscopy. methods a prospective diagnostic double-blind study was conducted on 104 consecutive patients admitted to the outdoor/casualt...

Arthroscopy of the knee is an accepted and widely practised diagnostic and therapeutic procedure. The role of arthroscopy in the elderly is examined in this study. The benefit of debridement in the control of symptoms in the degenerative knee even in this elderly population is demonstrated. Arthroscopy produced an improvement in 62.3% of patients and in those whose knees were being assessed for...

BACKGROUND In 2002, Moseley et al published a randomized controlled trial (RCT) that showed no difference between knee arthroscopy and placebo for patients with osteoarthritis (OA). We wanted to assess the impact of the trial on clinical practice in the United States. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate changes in knee arthroscopy practice before and after publication of the article by Moseley et ...

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a relatively rare complication of arthroscopic surgery of the lower extremity, but it does have the potential to result in significant morbidity and possible mortality. VTE has been reported to occur with knee arthroscopy, and guidelines for VTE prophylaxis before and after knee arthroscopy have been proposed. There are much fewer data regarding the incidence of ...

Meniscal injuries are a common cause of knee pain and often an indication for arthroscopy, the most orthopedic surgical procedure in United States. In-office needle arthroscopy (IONA) is described technique with ability to diagnose treat meniscal office. IONA allows diagnosis treatment at significantly deceased cost, both quicker patient recovery, improved satisfaction. The purpose this technic...