Elbow Arthroscopy
Elbow arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure for elbow injuries and conditions that do not improve after nonsurgical treatment. Elbow arthroscopy is performed as an outpatient procedure under general anesthesia. After
the patient is comfortable, asleep, and positioned, the following procedure steps are performed:
*Small incisions are made in the injury
*A small pencil shaped camera inserted into the incision
*The surgeon monitors the injury
*All the damaged ligments are repaired as the surgon view
The patient’s injury or condition determines other procedure steps. Commonly performed elbow arthroscopy procedures and the conditions they treat include:
*Bone spur removal
*Debris removal
*Joint capsule repair
Dr Abdul D Khan | Best Orhtopedic doctor in Visakhapatnam
MBBS(AMC, Vizag) MRCS(Edin, UK) MRCS(Glasg, UK) FRCS(Tr & Orth, UK) CCT(Tr & Orth, UK)