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Arthroscopy: knee surgery, instruments and images of meniscus removed

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Written by Garotta Lorenzo   
Knee arthroscopy is a video surgical technique: a mini incision is done (image #1), and knee examination begins (image #2) ...
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Image#1: mini surgical incision 

 

 knee arthroscopy

 
Image #2: knee arthroscopy begins .... 

 

     meniscus knee arthroscopy

 

The photo #3  illustrates the very small size of instruments  (miniaturized) used for arthroscopic surgery. Specifically: a cutter and a "shaver", whose diameter are less than that of a pen.

  Image #3

Surgical arthroscopic instruments   

   knee arthroscopy: instruments     



The photo #4 shows an arthroscopic instrument for removing a meniscus injury in the posterior horn of the medial meniscus.

 Photo #4: meniscectomy of medial meniscus      medial meniscectomy :knee arthroscopy  


The photo #5 shows the small size of a meniscus after removal: arthroscopy enables a resection of the meniscal tear to be very small.

 

Photo #5: medial meniscus removed 

      meniscectomy   


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Last Updated on Sunday, 05 December 2010 09:12