A MEDICAL TERM ARTHROSCOPY

Arthroscopy is a type of surgery in which an endoscope is used for operations. This type of surgery is done by the specialist of Arthroscopic surgeon. It is also known as Keyhole surgery. The word “keyhole surgery” is used due to the endoscope is inserted from a small keyhole. A very small incision is used to insert an endoscope for the surgery. An Arthroscopy surgeon or knee surgeon in Perth are available to provide such services or a person can consult to the local hospital. The Arthroscopic technology is not only used for surgery but for the examination as well. With its help we can examine almost every joint of the body but is most common for knee, shoulder, elbow, wrist, ankle, foot and hip.
There are many different types of Arthroscopy. Some of them are:
Knee Arthroscopy
Shoulder Arthroscopy
Hip Arthroscopy
Ankle Arthroscopy
Elbow Arthroscopy
Wrist Arthroscopy

There are many advantages of Arthroscopy over open surgery.
Some of them are here.

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  It takes lesser time to re-establish joint after arthroscopic surgery. It almost takes up to six weeks to recover.
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  Even after sometime a person can walk easily if he is not feeling any pain. But most of the people can be able to walk after one to two weeks.
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  It is not a major surgery and does not require any long treatment. We just need a small point from where we can insert arthroscope and visualize the internal joint with the help of camera.
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  Arthroscopic surgery has a very low risk level as compared to open surgery. It decreases the rate of infection. While open surgery requires a large but single cut to perform.
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  One of the benefits of this surgery is that it does not require much time as compared to surgery. The patient does not need to remain unconscious during the surgery.

In Australia, such services are easily available at low costs. You can easily find knee arthroscopy in Perth which is the most common type of Arthroscopy. Arthroscopic Surgeons are easily available in different parts whether it is Sydney, Melbourne or Perth.
In the conclusion, we can say that Arthroscopy is done by endoscope. We do not need any large cuts for surgery.  It has many advantages over ordinary surgery including pain, cost, fast recovery, no large cuts and short time. It is possible for almost every joint but most common one surgery is of Knee.