Arthroscopic surgery
This is a minimally invasive surgery that is much more gentle for the patient compared to the classic open surgery.
- Arthroscopy of the knee joint with treatment of meniscal damage /menisectomy, meniscus suture, extirpation of the joint capsule, resection of the tongue, debridement of degenerative damage, spongialisations of cartilaginous defects, diagnostic outpatient procedure (about 90% of patients are admitted on the day of the procedure and leave 4 to 6 hours after the procedure under short-term general anaesthesia, about 10% of patients are discharged the following day due to their general health and when the procedure is performed under spinal anaesthesia).
- Knee arthroscopy with treatment of cartilage defects with mosaicplasty, after LCA replacement, LCP, synovectomy, patella suspension surgery, cartilage transplantation is discharged within 48 hours after the procedure.
- Shoulder arthroscopy - diagnosis, SA decompression, stabilization/treatment of recurrent luxation, SLAP, rotator cuff repair, treatment of AC luxation, patient is discharged the day after the procedure.
- Arthroscopy of other joints - elbow joint, hock joint, hip joint, carpal joint with 24 hours hospital stay in 90%, max 48 hours.
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When to say arthroscopy
Arthroscopy is a procedure that can look inside the joint, at the state of its mucous membranes, its cartilage, ligaments, and in the case of the knee joint, at the menisci and other structures. No other examination method (X-ray, CT or MRI) allows such a view. It is a modern diagnostic and surgical method, allowing both accurate diagnosis and the performance of a number of procedures associated with treatment and reconstructive procedures for joint disorders.
What to do with the joint?
Arthroscopy is performed using an endoscopic device called an arthroscope. It consists of a thin, hollow metal tube about 20 cm long with an optical system and a light source. At the same time as the arthroscope, working tools in the form of probes, gripping forceps, scissors and others are introduced into the joint. The arthroscope includes an optical system or camera. The internal space of the joint is illuminated by a special endoscopic light fed through a light pipe. The image is captured by the imaging system and displayed and the result shown on a colour monitor.
Advantages of arthroscopy
A huge advantage of arthroscopy is that these procedures are carried out from minimal access into the body, really just centimeter-long incisions in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. It is therefore a minimally invasive operation, which means a much gentler tissue intervention for the patient compared to conventional open surgery. The gentleness of the procedure is then associated with less pain, much shorter healing time, no or minimal hospitalisation time and thus, of course, shorter rehabilitation and disability time, lower complication rates and a significantly faster return to normal life or even sport.
