Arthroscopic Joint Surgery
Now with just a small puncture wound, the surgeon can insert a 3-5mm optical scope into the knee, shoulder or hip joint. The image from the camera’s monitor shows the surgeon where to go to correct problems in the joint or to perform the corrective procedure. The procedure is facilitated and the number of puncture sights can be minimized if the instrumentation is highly controllable and can be steered to the precise location that the surgeon needs to reach.
• Hip arthroscopy, including:
♦ Repair of torn labrum
♦ Partial synovectomy
♦ Remove Loose Bodies
♦ Treatment of femoral accetabulare impingement
• Shoulder arthroscopy.
• Knee arthroscopy.
• Ankle arthroscopy .
Hip Arthroscopy
Hip arthroscopy may help postpone by up to 5-10 years, the need for total hip replacement or eliminate it altogether. This first line of minimal surgical intervention is proven to be effective and much less risky. Hip arthroscopy is a well-defined initial alternative to total hip replacement.
Hip arthroscopy candidates include active individuals who have painful hips, where there exists an opportunity to preserve the amount of cartilage they still have.
Although knee arthroscopy has become commonplace, hip arthroscopy has been limited by the space limitations of the tight hip joint and combined with the inherant limitations of rigid instrumentation. Now with bendable instrumnents like ArthroSteer, the hip can easily be accessed by minimally invasive techniques to perform a variety of procedures. Among the most common arthroscopic procedures on hip are; removal of loose bodies, partial synovectomy, repair of torn labrum and treatment of femoral accetabulare impingement