2. Introduction
Arthroscopic Surgery
Devices that are used
Why you may need the surgery
Pros
Cons
MRI
Pros & Cons
X-Rays
Pros & Cons
Conclusion
References
3. Arthroscopic
Surgery
- A surgical procedure done by
orthopaedic surgeons
- Used to visualize, diagnose, and
treat problems inside a joint
- arthroscopy comes from two Greek
words, "arthro" (joint) and
"skopein" (to look). It literally
means "to look within the joint.
4. Devices
• The technological devices they use
are:
• Arthroscope
• Miniature television camera
(which is attached to the
arthroscope)
5. Why you may need Arthroscopic
Surgery
Most arthroscopic surgeries are done on the
shoulder, knee, wrist, and elbow
Surgery is done to get loose bodies like bone or
cartilage out, help repair tears or help with carpal
tunnel syndrome
6. Pros
• Home within the same day
• Less painful
• Small incisions
• Cheaper
• Less tissue trauma
• Quicker recovery
7. Cons
• Bleeding in joint
• Infection
• Damage to nerves
• Instruments may break inside
• Blood clots
8. MRI
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI)
• Device that is used to help get
an idea if Arthroscopic surgery
needs to be performed
• Allows you to get a look at
tissues inside the body and not
just the bones
• MRI uses a strong magnetic
field and radio frequency
signals to create the picture
9. Pros Cons
• Can get a full image inside • Long process can take 30min
to up to 2 hours
• Effective
• Machine is loud
• Little to No side effects
• Uncomfortable
• Can diagnose strokes in
their earliest stages and see • People with pacemakers or
soft tissue masses ect. metal in their body can not
have an MRI
10. X-Rays
• Uses electromagnetic radiation to
create images
• Used to use film to record the image.
• Body appears light or dark because of
Calcium in your bones. The Calcium
absorbs the X-rays that is why they
appear more than tissue.
11. Pros Cons
Fast Exposer to radiation
Painless Can be expensive
Easy Doesn’t show tissue mainly
Exposer to radiation is small bones
that it isn’t harmful
12. Conclusion
All of these different technologies help each other out.
Most of them have a positive result. With x-rays they
see the basic then MRIs are the next step up. Without
these imaging systems people would go into surgeries
and the doctors would be just exploring trying to figure
out the problem maybe taking more time then need or
can cause problems by poking something. With out
these technologies we wouldn’t be as advanced in the
medical knowledge that we have today.
13. References
Shiel W.C. Jr. MD, FACP, FACR (2013). Arthroscopy. MedicineNet.com Retrieved
from http://www.medicinenet.com/arthroscopy/article.htm
The Hospital for Sick Children(2012). Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Sick Kids.
Retrieved from http://www.sickkids.ca/DiagnosticImaging/What-we-
do/MRI/Index.html
Unknown Author. (2010, May). Arthroscopy. Orthroinfo. Retrieved from
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00109
Unknown Author (2011 January 7). Arthroscopy. WebMD. Retrieved from
http://arthritis.webmd.com/arthroscopy-surgical-procedure
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