Arthroscopic Surgery
What is Arthroscopic Surgery?
Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive approach that uses a camera to look within a joint, rather than opening it. Dr. Vishwajeet Chavan Best Arthroscopic Surgery in Baner has used arthroscopy to diagnose, treat, and repair numerous disorders and diseases that may cause joint pain or mobility issues. Are you suffering from knee, shoulder, or ankle pain or stiffness? Arthroscopic surgery may be the best option for you.
Arthroscopic surgery first evolved for the public through its use in treating sports injuries maintained by high-profile athletes — for example, meniscus tears in basketball players, severe cases of runner’s knee in marathoners, or rotator cuff tears in football players or baseball pitchers.
Is Arthroscopy the best choice for you?
If you are experiencing any of the following symptoms, arthroscopy may help diagnose and treat your injury:
- Knee pain
- Shoulder pain
- Ankle pain
- Joint stiffness
- Swelling
- Restricted range of motion
- Weakness or instability
- Clicking or catching the joint
- Symptoms that do not respond to RICE treatment (Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation)
- Symptoms that do not respond to physical therapy
Knee Arthroscopy:
Arthroscopic knee surgery is one of the most typical knee surgeries orthopedic surgeons perform. Oftentimes seen arthroscopic repairs to the knee include:
- torn anterior or posterior cruciate ligaments (ACL or PCL)
- torn meniscus (the cartilage between the bones in the knee) repair
- fractures
- dislocated patella (knee cap)
Using arthroscopy, Dr. Vishwajeet Chavan the Best Arthroscopic Surgeon in Baner will repair these issues with surgical techniques like suturing, inserting pins or rivets, or repositioning bones.
Removal of tissue may also be necessary. Arthroscopy can be used to remove tissue or bone that may be intruding on your movement or causing pain — for example:
- loose bodies of cartilage
- Baker’s cyst (sometimes associated with arthritis)
- swollen or inflamed synovium (the lining in the joint)
Most knee arthroscopy procedures take about one hour to complete, usually in an outpatient surgical center.
Shoulder Arthroscopy:
The most common problems that can be treated with arthroscopic shoulder surgery include:
- Rotator cuff tears
- Impingement syndrome (restricted motion) from a bone spur called the acromion
- Inflamed tissue above the shoulder joint
- Damaged coracoacromial ligament or ligament tear
- Torn labrum (cartilage lining the shoulder joint), which leads to shoulder instability
- Bankart lesion (a labrum tear on the lower part of the shoulder joint)
- A SLAP lesion (a tear affecting the labrum and a ligament on the top of the shoulder joint)
- Biceps tendon tears
- Synovitis (inflammation in the lining of the joint)
- Arthritis of the clavicle (collarbone)
Depending on your damage or issue, Dr. Vishwajeet Chavan may bring the edges of a torn tendon together, then attach the tendon to the bone with sutures or metal or plastic rivets. Surgery may also require cleaning out or extracting damaged or inflamed tissue or cutting a ligament.
Shoulder procedures take about one hour in an outpatient surgical center.
Ankle Arthroscopy:
Ankle arthroscopic surgery may be very useful in repairing and treating problems in the ankle. Oftentimes performed arthroscopic repairs to the ankle include:
- Ankle fusion for end-stage arthritis
- Fracture repair and proper bone and cartilage alignment after a break
- Tightening of ligaments to treat ankle instability
- Treatment of osteochondral defects (OCDs) caused by fractures or sprains
Removal of tissue or bone may also be required to reduce pain and restore range of motion to the ankle. For example, you may be suffering from:
- Anterior ankle impingement (inflammation at the front of your joint that makes uphill walking difficult)
- Arthrofibrosis (a buildup of scar tissue that can cause joint stiffness and pain)
- Infection that doesn’t respond to antibiotics alone
- Loose bodies (floating bits of bone cartilage or scar tissue)
- Osteophytes (bone spurs)
- Posterior ankle impingement (inflammation at the back of your ankle, which may cause pain when pointing your foot)
- Synovitis (inflammation of the lining of your ankle joint)
Depending on your ankle damage or problem, Dr. Vishwajeet Chavan may need to wash out your joint or shave away excess bone or remove tissue.
Ankle procedures take about one hour in an outpatient surgical center.
How to book an Appointment?
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