Role Of Arthroscopy Research Articles

The role of arthroscopy

The role of arthroscopy

The role of arthroscopy in children.

The records for 156 consecutive arthroscopic examinations in children with knee complaints were reviewed. Diagnostic accuracy was based on subsequent arthrotomy and the clinical course in the absence of arthrotomy. All arthroscopies were performed by one person (NCC) between 1975 and 1979. Children under 12 years (most of them aged 6-11 years) accounted for 43 of the patients. The arthroscopic diagnoses were classified into three categories: very useful, useful, and not useful. Arthroscopy was found to be very useful in 30% of children in both age groups, those under and those over 12 years. In all these patients, unnecessary arthrotomies were avoided. Most (63%) of the arthroscopies were found to be useful, since they provided additional findings and biopsies. Only in 5% of cases did the arthroscopy fail to add any information. There were no complications from the procedure. Arthroscopy is an effective diagnostic tool that can be used safely in children.

The Role of Arthroscopy in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Disorders of the Ankle

Arthroscopy has been recognized as a useful method in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the knee. The application of this technique to other joints is presently being investigated. We have had the opportunity to use this procedure as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool for abnormalities of the ankle joint. The technique of ankle arthroscopy and the correlative anatomy is described. The indications, complications, and end results of 30 procedures are reviewed.

The Role of Arthroscopy in Diagnosis and Treatment of the Knee Disorders

The Role of Arthroscopy in Diagnosis and Treatment of the Knee Disorders

Diagnosis of internal derangements of the knee. The role of arthroscopy

In a prospective study of 100 patients with internal derangement of the knee, clinical diagnosis, arthrography, arthroscopy, and arthrotomy findings were compared. The clinical diagnosis was correct in seventy-two patients, correct but incomplete in ten, and incorrect in eighteen. Arthroscopy was accurate in ninety-four, influenced surgical therapy in fifty-five, and revealed unexpected disease in twenty-five patients. It was found to be critical for diagnosis in sixteen patients. Twenty-three additional patients were analyzed who underwent arthroscopy but not arthrotomy. Unnecessary operations were avoided in twenty-one of these twenty-three patients.