Performing Arthroscopic Procedures Heretofore Considered Unimaginable

摘要

Since the arthroscope first enabled surgeons to peer into a joint, the field has advanced beyond merely using it as a diagnostic tool and has progressed to using it as a therapeutic instrument. Initially, the use of the arthroscope was limited to simple procedures such as biopsies and excising meniscal tears; however, with technical advances and instrument-design innovations, much more complex procedures are now performed with regularity. Nowhere is this advancement more evident than in shoulder surgery.