Sports medicine is the latest sub-specialty of Orthopaedics, which deals with injuries, that occurs during sports activities or high contact sports. Arthroscopy or key hole surgery is integral part of sports medicine which enables sports player to get back to highest fitness level as soon as possible.Knee & Shoulder injuries are the most common injuries leading to decrease in performance of sports person which may turn in to carrier shortening if not treated optimally.
Common Knee Problems
1. Cruciate Ligament Injuries (ACL & PCL)
2. Collatral Ligament Injuries (LCL & MCL)
3. Posterolateral Corner Injuries (PLC)
4. Meniscal tears (Lateral & Medial)
Common Shoulder Problem
1.Frozen Shoulder
2. Rotator Cuff pathologies
3. SLAP Tear
4. Shoulder dislocation
5. AC Joint injuries
Arthroscopy (also called arthroscopic or keyhole surgery) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure on a joint which an examination and sometimes treatment of damage is performed using an arthroscope, an endoscope that is inserted into the joint through a small incision.
The advantage over traditional open surgery is that the joint does not have to be opened up fully. For knee arthroscopy only two small incisions are made, one for the arthroscope and one for the surgical instruments to be used in the knee cavity. This reduces recovery time and may increase the rate of success due to less trauma to the connective tissue. It has gained popularity due to evidence of faster recovery times with less scarring, because of the smaller incisions.Irrigation fluid is used to distend the joint and make a surgical space. The surgical instruments are smaller than traditional instruments. Surgeons view the joint area on a video monitor, and can diagnose and repair torn joint tissue, such as ligaments. It is technically possible to do an arthroscopic examination of almost every joint, but is most commonly used for the knee, shoulder, elbow, wrist, ankle, foot, and hip.