Your knee is expansive and one of the most complicated joints in your body. The top of the tibia, the patella, and the lower end of the femur are bones that form the knee. Knee arthroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure in which a small camera is inserted into the knee in order to take a closer look inside. This procedure is used to confirm a diagnosis and treat the pathology.
Dr Street might recommend knee arthroscopy if you have painful conditions that have not responded to other treatments. This procedure will relieve your pain symptoms from conditions that damage the surface of your cartilage and soft tissues surrounding the joint.
When you suffer from a sports injury or a medical condition that causes pain in your joints, doctors use arthroscopy to look inside your joint to inspect the knee, confirm a diagnosis and possibly perform procedures, which may be required.
How knee arthroscopy is performed
The steps to arthroscopy are quite simple to understand, and the procedure leaves patients with less pain, minimal scarring, and a shorter recovery time. First, a tiny opening is made in your skin around the joint area. A second opening is made inside your joint so that a microscopic camera, known as an arthroscope, can fit inside. This camera is then manoeuvred around your joint so that Dr Street can precisely see what the damage to your joint is.
Highly specialised tools that fit inside these small incisions allow Dr Street to fix the problem inside your joint without performing major open surgery. This procedure is minimally invasive and is typically performed as an outpatient procedure.
Which conditions can be treated with arthroscopy?
Meniscus tears
Cruciate ligament ruptures
Cartilage damage
Joint biopsy
Reposition the kneecap
Cyst removal
Osteochondral fracture repair
Treat swollen lining in the joint
FAQ
Your knee is expansive and one of the most complicated joints in your body. The top of the tibia, the patella, and the lower end of the femur are bones that form the knee. Knee arthroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure in which a small camera is inserted into the knee in order to take a closer look inside. This procedure is used to confirm a diagnosis and treat the pathology.
Dr Street might recommend knee arthroscopy if you have painful conditions that have not responded to other treatments. This procedure will relieve your pain symptoms from conditions that damage the surface of your cartilage and soft tissues surrounding the joint.
When you suffer from a sports injury or a medical condition that causes pain in your joints, doctors use arthroscopy to look inside your joint to inspect the knee, confirm a diagnosis and possibly perform procedures, which may be required
How knee arthroscopy is performed
The steps to arthroscopy are quite simple to understand, and the procedure leaves patients with less pain, minimal scarring, and a shorter recovery time. First, a tiny opening is made in your skin around the joint area. A second opening is made inside your joint so that a microscopic camera, known as an arthroscope, can fit inside. This camera is then manoeuvred around your joint so that Dr Street can precisely see what the damage to your joint is.
Highly specialised tools that fit inside these small incisions allow Dr Street to fix the problem inside your joint without performing major open surgery. This procedure is minimally invasive and is typically performed as an outpatient procedure
Which conditions can be treated with arthroscopy?
Meniscus tears
Cruciate ligament ruptures
Cartilage damage
Joint biopsy
Reposition the kneecap
Cyst removal
Osteochondral fracture repair
Treat swollen lining in the joint
FAQ
This minimally invasive procedure takes Dr Street between thirty and forty-five minutes to perform.
You may have postoperative pain for the first few weeks that follow your procedure, but Dr Street will prescribe pain management medications and discuss postoperative care and treatment with you.
Depending on your condition and which joint is affected, you may take one week and several months to recover from this procedure fully.