Shoulder Arthroscopy

Posted in: Common Conditions, Blog, Elbow and Shoulder | Tags: Arthroscopy, shoulder pain, shoulder, anesthesia during arthroscopy, complications during arthroscopy, complications of shoulder arthroscopy, day of surgery shoulder arthroscopy, instructions for shoulder arthroscopy surgery, preparing for arthroscopy, preparing for shoulder arthroscopy, rehabilitation after arthroscopy, rehabilitation after shoudler arthroscopy, shoulder arthroscopy recovery, shoulder arthroscopy | Posted on: 07 January, 2019

The arthroscope is a small fiber optic instrument attached to a camera, 3-5 millimeters in size, that can be placed into the shoulder joint. The athroscope is inserted through a small incisions about the shoulder. This procedure evaluates the entire shoulder joint, including the ligaments, the biceps tendon, the rotator cuff, the joint lining and the cartilage surface.

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