Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery
Most healthy patients can have arthroscopic knee surgery on an outpatient basis. Your surgery center or hospital can go over the details with you. You should get to the hospital an hour or two before your scheduled surgery. Be sure not to drink or eat after midnight prior to your knee surgery.
Upon arrival at the hospital, you will meet with an anesthesiologist who will evaluate you to determine what kind of anesthesia will be best for your procedure. With knee arthroscopy, there are three options. The anesthesiologist may decide that local anesthesia, that puts you to sleep, will be best for you. Alternately, he or she may decide that you will do fine with regional anesthesia, that numbs you from the waist down, or local anesthesia, that just numbs your knee.
If you want to, you can watch your surgery on a monitor if you have regional or local anesthesia.
The first thing the orthopedic surgeon will do is make some small incisions into your knee. Then your knee joint will be filled with a sterile solution. This will wash away any cloudy fluid so that the surgeon will be able to see everything clearly.
At this point, the surgeon will use an arthroscope to look into your knee and diagnose your problem. The surgeon (and you if you wish) will be able to see an image of the interior of your knee projected on a monitor. This image will enable the surgeon to guide the arthroscope to view the interior of your knee. For surgical treatment, your surgeon will have an assortment of small surgical instruments that can be inserted into your knee through the incisions. Your surgeon may use small clamps, scissors, lasers, and motorized shavers among other sophisticated instruments.
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This part of the procedure will last forty-five minutes to an hour-and-a-half.
Here are some treatments you can commonly expect with knee arthroscopy:
Inflamed synovial tissue may be removed.
A torn cruciate ligament may be reconstructed.
Loose bone and cartilage fragment removal.
Torn articular cartilage trimming.
Torn meniscal cartilage may be repaired or removed.
When your surgery is complete, your surgeon may suture your incision or simply close it with paper tape. Your incision will then be covered with a bandage.
You will probably be released from the recovery room within an hour or two. Be sure to have a friend or family member waiting to drive you home. - 17274
Upon arrival at the hospital, you will meet with an anesthesiologist who will evaluate you to determine what kind of anesthesia will be best for your procedure. With knee arthroscopy, there are three options. The anesthesiologist may decide that local anesthesia, that puts you to sleep, will be best for you. Alternately, he or she may decide that you will do fine with regional anesthesia, that numbs you from the waist down, or local anesthesia, that just numbs your knee.
If you want to, you can watch your surgery on a monitor if you have regional or local anesthesia.
The first thing the orthopedic surgeon will do is make some small incisions into your knee. Then your knee joint will be filled with a sterile solution. This will wash away any cloudy fluid so that the surgeon will be able to see everything clearly.
At this point, the surgeon will use an arthroscope to look into your knee and diagnose your problem. The surgeon (and you if you wish) will be able to see an image of the interior of your knee projected on a monitor. This image will enable the surgeon to guide the arthroscope to view the interior of your knee. For surgical treatment, your surgeon will have an assortment of small surgical instruments that can be inserted into your knee through the incisions. Your surgeon may use small clamps, scissors, lasers, and motorized shavers among other sophisticated instruments.
Click here for more on Orthopedic Surgery in Oregon.
This part of the procedure will last forty-five minutes to an hour-and-a-half.
Here are some treatments you can commonly expect with knee arthroscopy:
Inflamed synovial tissue may be removed.
A torn cruciate ligament may be reconstructed.
Loose bone and cartilage fragment removal.
Torn articular cartilage trimming.
Torn meniscal cartilage may be repaired or removed.
When your surgery is complete, your surgeon may suture your incision or simply close it with paper tape. Your incision will then be covered with a bandage.
You will probably be released from the recovery room within an hour or two. Be sure to have a friend or family member waiting to drive you home. - 17274
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Dr. Edelson is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in sports medicine. His clinic, Sports Medicine Oregon, focuses on athletes of all ages. Click here to learn more about Dr. Edelson, Portland ACL Surgery and Portland Athletic Injuries.
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