Knee Arthroscopy

An arthroscopy may be used as an investigation, treatment or both.

When there is an unclear clinical picture, an arthroscopy can be useful from a diagnostic standpoint. For example, if the patients symptoms are not in keeping with radiological findings or not improving with conservative measures, an arthroscopy can be useful to determine if there is a more significant underlying injury.

While Physiotherpists, GPs and orthopaedic specialists all take a thorough subjective history of the injury, complete a number of physical tests and review diagnostic imaging (such as MRI), sometimes the true severity of the injury remains unknown. An arthroscopy allows the orthopaedic surgeon to view the inside of the knee via keyhole surgery to determine the location/size/severity of the injury.

In tomorrow’s series, we will discuss some examples of when arthroscopy can be used for treatment.

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