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Arthroscopy allows the surgeon to see inside your joint without making a large incision. Surgeons can even repair some types of joint damage during arthroscopy, with pencil-thin surgical instruments inserted through additional small incisions. What does arthroscopic surgery diagnose? Arthroscopy is used to diagnose and treat a wide range of knee problems. During knee arthroscopy, your surgeon inserts a small camera, called an arthroscope, into your knee joint. The camera displays pictures on a video monitor, and your surgeon uses these images to guide miniature surgical instruments. What is the difference between surgical arthroscopy and diagnostic arthroscopy? After a diagnostic arthroscopy is performed, a complex meniscus tear is found in the lateral compartment of the left knee. The surgical arthroscopy is performed with a lateral meniscectomy and shaving of the articular cartilage in the lateral compartment on the left knee.

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