Key Points
Arthoscopy is a minimally invasive way to do surgery on joints
This technique can be used as a tool to diagnose a problem of a joint when other noninvasive tests are inconclusive
A surgeon can more thoroughly examine a joint and more acurately treat the problem
The patient has less pain and will recover quicker than with traditional surgery
Below are arthroscopic photos of problems inside elbow joints; for more info click here
- Below is a wear lesion on the ulna from a loose piece of bone called a fragmented coronoid process
- Below is a fragmented coronoid process (FCP)
- Below is an arthroscopic shaver that is used to remove the FCP
- Below is an osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesion (pink area) on the medial condyle of the humerus
- Below left is an ununited anconeal process – note the reddened border of the loose bony chunk
- Below right is a normal anconeal process