OBJECTIVE To determine whether intraarticular abnormalities in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee can be detected as well by needle arthroscopy as by standard arthroscopy. METHODS Needle arthroscopy followed by standard arthroscopy was performed on 10 patients with knee OA (diagnosed according to American College of Rheumatology criteria) whose symptoms were not entirely attributable to the OA a...

osteoid osteoma is a benign bone tumor that rarely involves joints. although there are several reports of arthroscopic osteoid osteoma excisions, to our knowledge, there are no reports of this type of treatment for osteoid osteoma in carpal bones. we report two cases of arthroscopic (a person who had a pain in the left wrist and the other one with carpal tunnel syndrome) with excision of osteoi...

This study examined the incidence and rates of knee arthroscopy in patients older than 65 years and the risk of subsequent knee arthroplasty. Medicare claims data (1997-2006, 5% sample) were used to identify 78,137 knee arthroscopy patients. Performance of arthroscopy increased 56.1%. Prevalence increased 44.6% from 362.2 to 523.7 per 100,000 Medicare patients. The prevalence was greater for wo...

arthroscopy for various hindlimb joint disorders. The advantages of arthroscopy over arthrotomy in diagnosing and treating hindlimb joint diseases are emphasized. Understanding joint pathophysiology can help prevent and treat joint diseases. As more specialists become familiar with arthroscopic instrumentation and techniques, patients will benefit from arthroscopy. ABSTRACT: Diagnostic and Surg...

Since hip arthroscopy has become a standard of orthopaedic practice, the indications have continued to expand as it has proved to be a helpful diagnostic, as well as therapeutic, tool. Access to the hip joint, however, remains challenging for the orthopaedic surgeon who does not routinely perform hip arthroscopy. We present a single-portal arthroscopic technique, showing the feasibility of sing...

conclusions the clinical examination is an important and accurate diagnostic modality for evaluation of traumatic derangement of the knee joint. it is noninvasive, easy, available, and valuable diagnostic modality. the mri is an accurate diagnostic modality. it can be used whenever there is an uncertain indication for arthroscopy. however, costs have to be kept in mind, especially in patients w...