LP6135-0
Arthroscopy
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Descriptions
Arthroscopy (also called arthroscopic surgery) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which a physical examination of the interior of a joint is performed using an arthroscope, a type of endoscope that is inserted into the joint through a small incision. Arthroscopic procedures can be performed either to evaluate, or to treat, many orthopaedic conditions including torn floating cartilage, torn surface cartilage, ACL reconstruction and trimming damaged cartilage. The advantage of arthroscopy over traditional knee endoscopies is that the joint does not have to be opened up fully. Instead, only two small incisions are made - one for the arthroscope and one for the surgical instruments. This reduces the recovery time of the patient and may increase the rate of surgical success due to less trauma to the connective tissue. It is especially useful for professional athletes, who frequently injure knee joints and require fast healing time. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Arthroscopy (Wikipedia)
Endoscopic examination, therapy and surgery of the joint. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Arthroscopy
- Part Display Name
- Arthroscopy
- Part Type
- Method (Describes the method by which the test was performed)
- Created On
- 2000-05-03
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Arthroscopy
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | artroscopie |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 关节内镜检查 Synonyms: 关节内镜检查法; |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Artroscopia |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Αρθροσκόπηση Synonyms: Αρθροσκόπηση |
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