Arthroscopic surgery is used to assess and treat joints with as little trauma as possible. This minimally-invasive technique helps to reduce recovery time and scarring after surgery. During arthroscopy, the physician looks into the joint with a tiny camera through an incision no larger than a buttonhole. The camera, smaller than the diameter of a pencil, sends visual images that are displayed on a television screen.

A variety of joints can be operated on using arthroscopy: knee, shoulder, elbow, wrist, ankle, hip. Little pain results from this kind of surgery, allowing most operations to be performed on an outpatient basis. Cartilage and ligament tears in the knee, bursitis, shoulder dislocations, and rotator cuff injuries are all treatable using this technique. Even complex knee ligament reconstructions are routinely done using arthroscopy.

Our team at Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine of Central Florida combines clinical experience with modern technology, returning our patients to healthy, active lifestyles.

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