arthroscopy, knee
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Epidemiology
- in Florida, procedures declined by 24% from 2002-2015[4]
Indications
- removal or repair of meniscal tear
- anterior cruciate ligament tear
- tear or articular cartilage
- removal of joint mice
- removal of synovial inflammation (synovitis)
Management
- prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism of no benefit after knee arthroscopy[2]
More general terms
More specific terms
- arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament repair
- knee arthroscopic chondroplasty
- knee arthroscopy for infection
Additional terms
References
- ↑ OrthoInfo: Knee Arthroscopy http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00299
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 van Adrichem RA, Nemeth B, Algra A et al Thromboprophylaxis after Knee Arthroscopy and Lower-Leg Casting. N Engl J Med. Dec 3, 2016 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27959702 <Internet> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1613303
- ↑ Berger RE, Pai M, Rajasekhar A. Thromboprophylaxis after Knee Arthroscopy. N Engl J Med. 2017 Feb 9;376(6):580-583. <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28177874 <Internet> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMclde1615661
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Howard DH. Trends in the use of knee arthroscopy in adults. JAMA Intern Med 2018 Sep 24 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30264154