Arthroscopy: What is involved?

Arthroscopy: what is involved?

Arthroscopy is performed in a hospital operating room under general anaesthetic.
A sterile solution injected into the joint to expand it, making room for the insertion of the arthroscope.
An incision (about the size of a button hole) is made in the skin, and the arthroscope inserted. If a large area must be viewed, several incisions will be made and the arthroscope can be moved from one incision to the next.
A surgical instrument is used to probe various parts within the joint to determine the extent of the problem.
If surgery is required, it is performed with specially designed instruments that are inserted into the joint through the small incisions. During the surgery the joint is viewed on a television screen.
Arthroscopic surgery is considered a 'day only' procedure. You come into hospital a couple of hours before your operation and go home a couple of hours after the operation has been completed.

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