what are the main risks of an arthroscopy?

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How long will I have to wait to exercise if i'm getting an arthroscopy to repair possible torn ?

Answer 1

Failure to improve: As with all surgeries there is inherent risk of infection, bleeding, nerve injury, etc. However with the small incisions and minimal invasiveness of a well performed arthroscopy these risks are quite minimal. Other rare complications include blood clots or compartment syndrome (severe uncontrolled swelling of extremity, culminating in nerve and muscle damage).

Answer 2

Surgery w/ a camera: Arthroscopic surgery involves using a camera to address problems in and around a joint, such as for knee meniscus tears, ACL tears in the knee, and rotator cuff tears in the shoulder, to name a few. The advantages of arthroscopic surgery are that it is minimally invasive (small incisions) and it allows for excellent visualization of the structures in and around the joint.

Answer 3

Camera insertion: An arthroscopy is a surgical procedure in which a small camera is inserted into a joint. The most common is the knee, although it is done with shoulder, elbow, wrist, tm joint, hip, and ankle joint. This allows for complete evaluation and also treatment of many condiitons. Although it is still major surgery, it allows a must faster recuperation than traditional open surgery.

Answer 4

Arthroscopy: It appears that orthroscopy is a misspelling of the term arthroscopy. So there is no difference.

Answer 5

There is none: Both refer to joint procedures involving small incisions and cameras. Small incisions are used to enter the joint with a camera, fluid and small instruments. The fluid is used to fill-up the joint, creating more working space. The camera is placed into the joint to visualize the contents of the joint and the small instruments are used to repair and/or remove structures within the joint.

Answer 6

MR athroscopy: You may be asking about virtural mr arthroscopy which is a examination of a joint to elaborate on the finding of a MRI arthography exam. This test is done by radiologists to assist doctors in diagnosis.

Answer 7

MR-arthrography??: Mr arthroscopy are not terms routinely used together. Mr-arthrography, however, describes and advanced imaging modality, whereby the radiologists places intra-articular gadolinium within the joint to be imaged just prior to undergoing an mri.

Answer 8

Can be limited: Wrist arthroscopy is an excellent, fairly low risk procedure for diagnosing and treating many wrist conditions including, ligament tears, synovitis, mild arthritis and ganglion cysts. It is limited to what can be performed through small portals in the wrist and sometimes other procedures may be needed.

Answer 9

Pre or post: Risks, benefits, and possible complications. Post op rehab. Time out of work and from activiities.

Answer 10

Depends on reason: Arthroscopy is a method of performing surgical procedures. Many joints can be treated arthroscopically. Without knowing the specific joint, the reason for surgery, and the procedure performed, it is impossible to give “normal results.” but, in general, for the right indications, the results of arthroscopic procedures are very good to excellent.

Answer 11

Normal joint anatomy: I'm not sure what you mean by "normal." if you mean nothing wrong was found, then it means that visual inspection of your joint showed normal anatomic structures. It depends upon what joint is being examined, but typically the surgeon can evaluate cartilage, ligaments, joint capsule tissue and sometimes tendons in an arthroscopic surgery.

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