Outpatient arthroscopy of the knee under local anaesthesia
β Scribed by S. Fruensgaard; H. V. Johannsen
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 340 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0341-2695
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β¦ Synopsis
Arthroscopy of the knee was carried out under local anaesthesia in 313 outpatients, with arthroscopic surgery in 81. The procedure had to be abandoned because of apprehension in only 0.9%. With increasing experience, the number of arthroscopic meniscectomies increased from 5% to 64% of the lesions found. The method was particularly valuable in the assessment of patello-femoral pain since dynamic evaluation of patellar alignment, and the localisation of sensitive structures by palpation, was possible. The method is a safe, reliable and inexpensive alternative to the use of spinal or general anaesthesia for arthroscopy.
R~sum& Une arthroscopie du genou a btk pratiqube sous anesthbsie locale chez 313 malades externes. Quatre-vingt-un ont bbnkficiO d'une chirurgie sous arthroscopie. Le procbdk a dft Otre abandonnk en raison de l'appr4hension chez seulement 0.9% d'entre eux. Avec une expdrience accrue, le hombre des mbniscectomies sous arthroscopie est passk de 5 dl 64% des lbsions dbcouvertes. La mkthode a btk par-ticuliOrement valable dans l'bvaluation de la douleur fkmoro-patellaire. Une btude dynamique de l'alignement rotulien et la localisation des structures douloureuses par palpation a btO possible. La mbthode est sftre et fiable. C'est une alternative peu coftteuse d l'utilisation de l'anesthbsie rachidienne ou gdnbrale.
T h e v a l u e o f a r t h r o s c o p y in d i a g n o s i n g a c u t e a n d c h r o n i c i n t e r n a l d e r a n g e m e n t s o f the k n e e j o i n t is well r e c o g n i s e d [3,4,5,7,8]. W h i l e it was b e i n g
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