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Results of Arthroscopy

Keyhole or arthroscopic surgery is very helpful to patients because it involves a minimally invasive technique, you do not usually have to stay in hospital and there is a shorter recovery time.

Most arthroscopies for sporting type injuries do result in a successful return to sport, however arthroscopies for conditions e.g. arthritis, often only temporarily relieve the symptoms.

In the case of the knee joint, patients with symptoms such as locking from a torn cartilage are currently getting the most benefit from arthroscopic surgery.

Internal washing (therapeutic lavage) results in an improvement that lasts for over a year in the majority of patients.

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