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A 37-year-old female asked:

In an ankle arthroscopy, does surgeon look around everywhere in the ankle for problems? or only a certain area?

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Dr. Jennifer Tuckeranswered

20 years experience

Everywhere: The benefit of arthroscopy is that we can see all aspects of a joint. It is more sensitive and specific than an mri.

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Dr. Donald Jacobson

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Dr. Jeffrey Kassanswered

Podiatry 29 years experience

The ankle joint: Gets inspected....There are parts of the ankle that are not in the joint, those do not get looked out.

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