Knee arthroscopy, considered minimally invasive surgery, may lead to increased complications if performed within 9 months of a subsequent total knee arthroplasty (TKA), according to a study presented ...

Adding arthroscopic surgery to nonoperative management neither delays nor accelerates the timing of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Some case series show that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Arthroscopic surgery for patients with knee osteoarthritis did not delay or hasten progression to total knee ...

A group of physicians and researchers examined the financial impact of third-party reimbursement as the definition for the ICD-9 arthroscopy code changed over time and published their results in The ...

Mupirocin ointment before a total hip or knee arthroscopy is a safe and cost-effective intervention for reducing surgical site infections, according to a study published in Infection Control and ...

Older adults with knee osteoarthritis had low rates of dedicated non-surgical care between 2005 and 2010, according to a retrospective cohort study published Tuesday. Yet conservative treatments such ...

Orthopaedic surgeons have traditionally been taught that certain types of knee symptoms indicate damage to specialized structures called the menisci. But these "meniscal" and "mechanical" symptoms do ...

Objectives To assess the rates and secular trends of different joint arthroscopies—shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle—in Finland between 1997 and 2016. Design Retrospective nationwide ...

Becker’s is thrilled to feature 65 total knee replacement surgeons to know in 2020. The surgeons featured on this list have led accomplished careers and hold leadership positions at some of the top ...

The recovery time from arthroscopy may vary depending on the joint requiring surgery and the reasons behind it. Recovery may take between a few weeks and several months. Arthroscopy is a type of ...