Review of knee arthroscopy performed under local anesthesia

Local anesthesia for knee arthroscopy is a well documented procedure with diagnostic and therapeutic role. Numerous therapeutic procedures including partial menisectomy, meniscus repair, abrasion chondroplasy, synovectomy, loose body removal can be performed safely and comfortably. Appropriate case...

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Autores principales: Law, Billy Kan-Yip, Yung, Patrick Shu-Hang, Ho, Eric Po-Yan, Chang, Joseph Jeremy Hsi-Tse, Kwok, Grace Ken, Fung, Kwai-Yau, Chan, Kai-Ming
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2637092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19284682
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1758-2555-1-3
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Sumario:Local anesthesia for knee arthroscopy is a well documented procedure with diagnostic and therapeutic role. Numerous therapeutic procedures including partial menisectomy, meniscus repair, abrasion chondroplasy, synovectomy, loose body removal can be performed safely and comfortably. Appropriate case selection, anesthetic strategy and technical expertise are the key to smooth and successful surgery.

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